Why Celia Couldn’t Claim Self-Defense After Killing Her Rapist
No Such Thing as Self-Defense for the Enslaved
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6 min readSep 30, 2023
In either 1819 or 1820, Robert Newsome left Virginia with his wife and children, eventually settling in Callaway County, Missouri, where he purchased 800 acres of land. Newsome raised livestock, including horses, pigs, milk cows, sheep, and two oxen. Missouri had been admitted to…
