Celia, A Slave

The slave, Seria, is a factual explanation of an isolated incident depicting the fear of common slaves in the prewar US. McLaughlin used the struggle of a young woman of this slave to explain what kind of slavery was like in today's innocent society through excessive pain of rape and injustice. Celia's story tells us the root of ethnic problems that we are still facing in society. Although not extreme, we still live in a white male dominated culture that despises African Americans, especially women.

Celia, A Slave, Melton A. McLaurin analyzed the executions of Celia of judges and slaves at Callaway County, Missouri, killing the owner and burned down in the fireplace. Historian McLaughlin said that Celia's lawsuits will make it impossible for Celia's lawsuit to prevent sexual abuse and racial suppression from being fully protected from moral ambiguity brought about by sexual exploitation and slavery by enslaving women I believe we will provide important insights of our company. To what extent is the frequency of settlement in the court, the judgment relieves the crisis of conscience of southern Caucasus in the face of "difficult reality of everyday slavery" (ix)

Celia, A Slave is a book published by Melia A. McLaurin, based on the true story of a woman named Celia. Celia lived in Odland County, Missouri, bordered with Callaway and was bought by Robert Newsum in 1850 (McLaurin, 11). By this year she was about 14 years old, but apart from that she did not know much about her until she got to Newham Farm. Historians do not know whether she was born in Audand County, the property of a farmer, or how many people owned it (McLaurin, 11). While working at Newsum Farm, Celia cooked for the Newsum family including Robert Newsom, his son Harry and his daughter, Virginia and Mary (McLaurin, 11). In addition to doing housework, Robert Newsum also considers her as a beggar. New Ham crushed and raped ceria, which ultimately led to his murder.

In Melia A. McLaurin's book Celia, A Slave, stories of women's lives are combined in vivid ways and convey the cruel life of women's slaves. This woman's life, Celia, is full of harassment, rape, murder, and final execution. By using court records, communications and newspaper accounting, the authors described Celia's life in chronological order: from the purchase of Robert Newsam until December 21, 1855.