During the 1850s the United States was involved in a heated debate over the issue of slavery. Many of the residents of Missouri and nearby Kansas were fighting for or against the institution of slavery. The outcome of this trial was important because it could have a tremendous affect upon the way the legal system in Missouri viewed the rights of slaves, and the ways in which they would be forced to interpret the laws of the State in regard to how they where to apply to slaves.

The first of the main characters we are introduced to is Celia's master, Robert Newsom. M

The next day, as the search begins for Robert Newsom, some of Robert's friends and family begin to interrogate George. George denies any knowledge of the fate of Newsom at first, but eventually hints that Celia may have killed Newsom. So he makes his decision between protecting Celia for committed a crime which he helped to provoke, or to protect himself. Unfortunately he chooses self-preservation over the woman he loves.

The last people in a position give justice to Celia was those involved in the prosecution of Celia for the murder of Robert Newsom. First there is John James, the head lawyer of her defense. Jameson was one of the most prominent citizens of Callaway County, he had held office as a Congressman, as well as a wealthy and successful slave and land owner. He also had two daughters, close to the same age as Celia which may have caused him to have some degree of sympathy for her. Jameson had also spent a great deal of time studying religion, so there is little doubt that he had pondered the morality of slavery at some point. Despite the risks that one might have associated with his defense of a slave that had killed her master, regardless of the motives, Jameson appears to have made every effort to defend her to the best of his abilities. Unfortunately the prosecution in this case was to strong, led by Robert Prewitt, they virtually prevented Jameson from making any sort of case for the defense of Celia. The one chance that the defense had to save Celia's life was to convince the jury that she was fearing for her life when she killed Newsom. The prosecution refused to allow this to happen, by objecting to the accusations that Robert ever raped Celia. So rather than allowing Celia to plead her case for justice, they hid behind objections, sustained by the judge, William Hall. Although Judge Hal

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