Celia, A Slave by Melton Alonza McLaurin

passim the reading the authors depiction of the time this trading floor took place is one of separatism entirely. Not just requisition of color simply of gender, power, and prone full. Although women argon important, the men are the alpha and the omega when it comes to Newsome family and others in Missouri. Celia, a person of attitude and dedication was unfortunately born(p) during a time of vote along with others. Upon reading further, we are able to see a Southerners dear to seat and right to do what they will to that lieu. Owning slaves was a social modality of life. Robert firstly purchased Celia in 1850 from an unknown vender for unknown reasons. What is known is that from the jiffy he purchased Celia, Newsome regarded her as both his property and his concubine. (McLaurin, 22). For it was the way of the south to own slaves for the proprietors privilege. Robert Newsome took this to heart and accomplished that the justnesss that were in place were justnesss on paper only. To him and most of the owners of slaves at the time saw the laws as something that must be delegate on paper but never carried out. If those law were to fool been enforced it would maintain been a moot point, due to the extort of the man in that county.\nHe on that pointfore continued to have sexual relations with Celia against her will. The sexual abuse even produced two children which Robert fathered. It was something that men of the time believed, they believed that divinity fudge had given them a right to do with their own property as they pleased. Even with the occurrence that the masters knew that all slaves were property they still understood that they had a right to be and live. However, because their color, the slaves and in this case Celia was already chip an uphill battle. Any law at the time was in truth slim to rule in favor of a slave.\nIt was breach of society to favor the etiolate owners when it came to the laws of slavery. In the south there was no universal law for both black sl...