Missouri v. Celia

Welcome to Monday POU. This week we will look at important court cases involving Slaves. Missouri v. Celia She warned the white slave owner that the rapes had to stop. Celia, 19, had endured five years of assaults by Robert Newsom, the Missouri widower in his 70s who’d purchased her when she was 14. She’d borne two of her predator’s children. Now she was being … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Little Known Slave Court Cases