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To start off, there were many different important facts of the Amistad case. Some of those facts include, African slaves being kidnapped, the slaves going to jail and then finally they were let free. In my opinion I think the last fact is the most important. In the next paragraph I'm going to explain why. First, in the year of 1839, the Africans were kidnapped in Cuba by slave hunters. I believe the slaves were not treated fairly during this period of time. They had been chained together while on the ship. After they made it to the United States they had a difficult time. They were chained together in jail and had many court cases because they were accused of murder. It was difficult for them in court because they spoke a different language …show more content…

As you can tell she helped majorly because she helped them fight their own battles. Her main priorities were keeping the slaves in the United States, helping the Spanish Government, and following her treaty. She accomplished her goal with a good attitude. Roger Baldwin was the African slaves lawyer. He wanted to let everyone know they were not property and they definitely weren't guilty of murder. His attitude has increased from the very first court trial to the last. Which is a good thing. He did a phenomenal job of being patient with the slaves, and also getting them to speak up during their court trials. In the beginning he respected them, but toward the end he had much more respect for them. It was as if they were family. Now, I am going to be explaining how Baldwin's attitude has changed in a greatly manner. When he first started the cases he couldn't come up with the best arguments, and wouldn't let the Africans say what they wanted to say. As Baldwin continues to have trials his arguments, got better and stronger. He also slowly started to gain a large bond with the Africans. In the beginning he definitely had a hard time communicating with them until he started using a translator. You could have easily spotted the excitement when he won the case. It had to be a big relief for the Africans and himself. Baldwin knew more about the slaves history than anyone else did, which could be a large reason why he created a wonderful bond with the

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