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SUMMARY:Celia's Story
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DESCRIPTION:Join the Celia Newsom Legacy Foundation for a compelling prese
 ntation delving into the story of Celia\, an enslaved Callaway County woma
 n who was executed for the murder of her sexually abusive enslaver Robert 
 Newsom in 1855. The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that she did not have the
  right to self-defense. Join historians and descendants of Celia and Rober
 t to reflect on her story.\nAdults..\nhttps://dbrl.libnet.info/event/13041
 070
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join us for a compelling presentation delv
 ing into the story of Celia\, an enslaved Callaway County woman who was ex
 ecuted for the murder of Robert Newsom\, her sexually abusive enslaver\, o
 n December 21\, 1855.</p>\n<p>In Missouri in 1855\, it was a crime to &ldq
 uo\;take any woman unlawfully against her will and by force\, menace or du
 ress\, compel her to&hellip\;be defiled\,&rdquo\; allowing women to argue 
 self-defense in resisting such assaults. However\, the Missouri High Court
  ruled that enslaved women did not have such a right. Over a century later
 \, both white and black descendants of Celia and Robert Newsom and support
 ers joined forces to form the Justice for Celia Coalition and the Celia Ne
 wsom Legacy Foundation. After months of hard-fought advocacy\, Celia Newso
 m was pardoned on December 20\, 2024\, nearly 169 years after her unjust e
 xecution. This evening's program offers a profound opportunity to reflect 
 on Celia&rsquo\;s story and legacy.</p>\n<p>The Celia Newsom Legacy Founda
 tion presentation team will include:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pamela Westbrooks-Hodg
 e\, 2nd great granddaughter of Celia and Robert Newsom</li>\n<li>Nancy Fog
 le-Compos\, 4th great granddaughter of Robert Newsom and Elizabeth Gwinn N
 ewsom</li>\n<li>Solomon Thurman\, Jr.\, Celia portrait artist and historia
 n</li>\n<li>Dr. Zachary Dowdle\, assistant professor of history\, William 
 Woods University</li>\n</ul>\n<p>The library will provide refreshments. Fo
 r more information\, visit celianewsomlegacyfoundation.org.</p>\n<p>Adults
 .</p>\n<p></p>\nhttps://dbrl.libnet.info/event/13041070
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