Celia (slave)
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celia-slave-172-10354768
title:
Celia (slave)
text:
Celia was a slave found guilty of the first-degree murder of Robert Newsom, her master, in Callaway County, Missouri. Her defense team, led by John Jameson, argued an affirmative defense: Celia killed Robert Newsom by accident in self-defense to stop Newsom from raping her, which was a controversial argument at the time. Celia was ultimately executed by hanging following a denied appeal in December 1855. Celia's memory was revitalized by civil rights activist Margaret Bush Wilson who commissione
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Enslaved African American (d. 1855)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celia_(slave)
date created:
2017-11-27T17:04:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T20:50:20Z
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13
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