Celia, a Slave

Name: Celia, a Slave
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ISBN: 9780380719358

ISBN-10: 0380719355

ISBN-13: 9780380719358

Edition: Reprint

Authors: Melton A. Mclaurin

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In 1850, fourteen-year-old Celia became the property of Robert Newsom, a prosperous and respected Missouri farmer. For the next five years, she was cruelly and repeatedly molested by her abusive master--and bore him two children in the process. But in 1855, driven to the limits of her endurance, Celia fought back. And at the tender age of eighteen, the desperate and frightened young black woman found herself on trial for Newsom's murder--the defendant in a landmark courtroom battle that threatened to undermine the very foundations of the South's most cherished institution. Based on court records, correspondences and newspaper accounts past and present, Celia, A Slave is a powerful…

Book details

List price: $12.50
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 2/1/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English



Introduction



Beginnings



The Crime



Inquisition



Backdrop



The Trial



The Verdict



Final Disposition



Conclusions


Notes


Bibliography


Index