The Honorable Roger Sherman Baldwin (1793-1863), oil on canvas portrait by Rufus Wright, 1845. Baldwin was the attorney for the 53 Africans who took the ship La Amistad in 1839 and challenged the US legal system in the subsequent trial.
Yale University Art Gallery.
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Wright, R. (2025, August 15). Roger Sherman Baldwin, Lawyer for the Amistad Rebels. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20808/roger-sherman-baldwin-lawyer-for-the-amistad-rebel/
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Wright, Rufus. "Roger Sherman Baldwin, Lawyer for the Amistad Rebels." World History Encyclopedia, August 15, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20808/roger-sherman-baldwin-lawyer-for-the-amistad-rebel/.
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Wright, Rufus. "Roger Sherman Baldwin, Lawyer for the Amistad Rebels." World History Encyclopedia, 15 Aug 2025, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20808/roger-sherman-baldwin-lawyer-for-the-amistad-rebel/.