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Celia (c. 1835 - December 21, 1855) 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. [2]
State of Missouri v. Celia, a Slave was an 1855 murder trial held in the Circuit Court of Callaway County, Missouri, in which an enslaved woman named Celia was tried for the first-degree murder of her owner, Robert Newsom.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks listed by county Anderson-Callahan • Cameron-Duval • Eastland-Gray • Grayson-Hudspeth • Hunt-Martin • Mason-Rusk • Sabine-Travis • Trinity-Zavala KEY
Robert McKimson (1910–1977), animator and director; Thomas McKimson (1907–1998), animator and comic book artist, older brother of Robert McKimson; James McLachlan (1852–1940), U.S. Representative from California [110] NP Victor McLaglen (1886–1959), actor [106] Jimmy McLarnin (1907–2004), boxing champion
Robert Teagle, who served in the U.S. Army as an Army Ranger, was sentenced to three years of probation and 69 days in jail for the transport or sale of a controlled substance on Sept. 4, 1981, in ...
Mexia (/ m ə ˈ h eɪ ə / ⓘ mə-HAY-ə) [4] is a city in Limestone County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,893 at the 2020 census. The population was 6,893 at the 2020 census. The city's motto, based on the fact that outsiders tend to mispronounce the name as / ˈ m ɛ k s i ə / ( MEK -see-ə ), is "A great place to live, no ...
A state of emergency was declared in the city of Rancho Palos Verdes on Tuesday a day after more homes lost power because of the shifting land.. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proclamation of a state of ...
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