Samuel Pieh to Speak at University of Indianapolis

Samuel Pieh (left), a alumnus of the University of Indianapolis who served as a dialect coach and played a small role in the Steven Spielberg movie based on the 1839 incident when slaves on board a Spanish schooner off the coast of North America rebelled, will discuss "The Amistad: Timeless Values in the Footprints of History" during a program beginning at noon 21 January. Pieh is a descendant of Sengbe Pieh (also known as Joseph Cinqué) whose actions led his fellow captives to freedom in a landmark case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Open to the public, the free event will be in UIndy’s Ransburg Auditorium, 1400 East Hanna Avenue, Indianapolis. The program also will include music by the university’s "Voices of Worship" gospel choir. A reception follows in the Schwitzer Student Center atrium. Pieh, who graduated from UIndy in 1972 with a bachelor’s degree in biology, is the executive director of the Christian Health Association of Sierra Leone.