This movement became more about its scandal value than the actual issue at hand, which was the slave trade and how these enslaved people were being treated, to the point that they needed to kill people to be treated like humans. After the case was solved and they won, many people forgot, and the impact of the case was lost, and so was the lesson.

This goes to show how unreliable history education is and how it can be washed away. I was never taught about this rebellion and have never came across any sort of media referencing this historic event. African Americans are constantly being left out of history because its a tragedy but that's exactly why we should learn more about these stories. In 2023 it was discovered that in the ‘Bélizaire’ 1837 painting it was discovered that a black ensalved child had been painted over.

The attraction brought attention to slavery resistance and how inhumane it was to take people from their homes and transport them to other parts of the world for labor, but the fascination with this controversy was less about the realization of how inhumane the whole concept of slavery is, and it was about the scandal itself. At least it led to a victory, but it was a small victory compared to how many years after slavery continued. It was entertainment, and it didn't lead to enough change to stop slavery. This reminds me of performative activism today, where people post about political issues without doing anything to create change, just watching. Also, it's unbelievable how this scandal was used as entertainment and not led by empathy.