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title: Roger Sherman Baldwin, Lawyer for the Amistad Rebels
author: Rufus Wright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20808/roger-sherman-baldwin-lawyer-for-the-amistad-rebel/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-08-15
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# Roger Sherman Baldwin, Lawyer for the Amistad Rebels
_Authored by Rufus Wright_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20808.jpeg)
## Image Caption
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.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Wright, R. (2025, August 15). Roger Sherman Baldwin, Lawyer for the Amistad Rebels. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Wright, Rufus. "Roger Sherman Baldwin, Lawyer for the Amistad Rebels." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 15, 2025. .
### MLA
Wright, Rufus. "Roger Sherman Baldwin, Lawyer for the Amistad Rebels." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Aug 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/214) by **Rufus Wright**. Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 15 August 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.