From the AAIHS blog “Celia, #BlackLivesMatter, And The Diffusion Of Black Thought”

“Celia, #BlackLivesMatter, And The Diffusion Of Black Thought.” April 13, 2016. Brandon Byrd writes: “One of the hardest days in my early African American history class is the day that we analyze State of Missouri v. Celia (1855). But it is also one of the most rewarding class periods. Each semester, students bring fresh perspectives to a trial that is now well-known thanks to the work of Douglas O. Linder and Melton A. McLaurin. Every group of students finds new and important things to say about a trial that resulted in the execution of Celia, an enslaved teenager who killed her master after years of sexual abuse.”

The Celia Project

A Research Collaboration on the History of Slavery and Sexual Violence

From the AAIHS blog “Celia, #BlackLivesMatter, And The Diffusion Of Black Thought”