and almosts celia, from the very moment of that encounter, our story is framed is verywe learn celia , someexually assaulted say even in the journey back to lton, but certainly very quickly after they arrived at his farm. what is this place to which celia had come? we know that he is a recent widow were. -- widower. his children are in his household. a small farmer. this is not a plantation setting. this is not a large scale enterprise. at most, he owned five people in addition to celia. by 1860, he will own just celia and one other, a man named george we will meet later. he is typical in missouri. he makes his way as a subsistence farmer, raising crops and foodstuffs for his family, but also livestock. he isis some suggesttion also a producer -- there is some suggestion he is also a producer of whiskey. she came to do domestic labor in the house, but part of what we know it's over the next five years she will become regularly and frequently the target of new some's sexual assaults. newsom will build a small cabin homeelia 60 paces from his . far away, but not too far away, as we wil

he purchases celia, and almost from the very moment of that encounter, our story is framed because we learn celia is very soon sexually assaulted, some say even in the journey back to fulton, but certainly very quickly after they arrived at his farm. what is this place to which celia had come? we know that he is a recent widower. in his household are his .hildren, who are now adults his daughters, as well as a grandson. newsom is a small farmer. this is not a plantation setting. this is not a large scale enterprise. at most in 1850, he owned five enslaved people in addition to celia. by 1860, he will own just celia and one other, a man named george we will meet later. he is typical in missouri. he makes his way as a subsistence farmer, raising crops and foodstuffs for his family, but also livestock. there is some suggesttion he is also a producer -- there is some suggestion he is also a producer of whiskey. but celia arise not to do agricultural work, not to do farm labor, but she comes to do domestic labor in the house, but part of what we know it's over the next five years she will

little space in which this jury might maneuver if it otherwise expected to exonerate celia, because the court almost in essence says, if she did the act, there's no defense available to her. and we know she did the act. yes, peter. >> so was this court decision -- [ inaudible question ] >> say it again. was it particular to? >> enslaved women. >> was it particular to enclaveslaved women. here a jury instruction, not quite a court decision. while it is a powerful framing the decision, if you will, is ultimate a verdict a verdict of guilty rendered by the jury itself. but to your central question, is this particular to celia to enslaved women. what do you think? when you look at the language? what do you think? is this particular to enslaved women or is this an instruction that could be given in the case of any woman? >> i think it is just tick la to celia. we don't know if it is to all slave women, we'd have to look at it more because there is so specific to her case. >> yeah. so partly we would need to look more broadly at other cases. there are very few such cases in missouri in this period. we cou

he travels to adrian, he purchases celia and from the very moment of that encounter almost from the very that encounter, our story is framed because we learn that celia is very soon sexual assaulted by newsom even in the journey back to fulton, but certainly very quickly after they arrive at his farm. what is this place to which celia has come in we know that newsom is a recent widower, in his household are his children who are now adults, his daughters as well as a grandson, coffee wayne scott newsom is a small farmer this is not a plantation setting this is not a large scale enterprise at most in 1850, he owned five enslaved people in addition to celia by 1860 he will own just celia and one other enslaved person a man named george who we'll meet later. so he is a small slave holder, typical of central missouri, he makes his way as a subsistence farmer growing crops and food stuffs for his family but also raising livestock. there's some suggestion in the evidence that he's will a ees's also a producer of whisky, but celia arrives not to do agricultural work, not to do farm labor, but sh

court by way of the prosecutor's proposal, adopted a version of the law that is almost a blue print in a sense, for celia's story except that conclusion is counter. count counter to the conclusion the defense team is -- defendant in case the jury is not clear defendant had no right to kill him. he came to her cabin and talking to her about sexual intercourse with her or anything else. you see here this moment, the court, by way of the crafting of jury instructions is now now closing the possibilities. narrows of possibilities for the outcome in this trial. very little space in which this ght jury might maneuver if it otherw otherwise expected to exonerate the celia.t the court almost in essence says, if she did the act, there is no defense available to her. know s we know she did the act. >> would this court desigzcision was it north particular to enslaved woman, was peter's question. it is a good question. not quite a court decision.ave here a jury instructions. powerful and a powerful a pow framing, but the decision if you will, is ultimately the verdict timate of guilty rendered by the jury itself.icque

little space in which this jury might maneuver if it otherwise expected to exonerate celia, because the court almost in essence says, if she did the act, there's no defense available to her. and we know she did the act. yes, peter. >> so was this court decision -- [ inaudible question ] >> say it again. was it particular to? >> enslaved women. >> was it particular to enclaveslaved women. here a jury instruction, not quite a court decision. while it is a powerful framing the decision, if you will, is ultimate a verdict a verdict of guilty rendered by the jury itself. but to your central question, is this particular to celia to enslaved women. what do you think? when you look at the language? what do you think? is this particular to enslaved women or is this an instruction that could be given in the case of any woman? >> i think it is just tick la to celia. we don't know if it is to all slave women, we'd have to look at it more because there is so specific to her case. >> yeah. so partly we would need to look more broadly at other cases. there are very few such cases in missouri in this period. we cou