Celia Of Missouri And The Promise Of Judicial Process
The case of Celia of Missouri, a slave routinely raped by her owner, reminds us that courts promise only judicial process, not justice.
The case of Celia of Missouri, a slave routinely raped by her owner, reminds us that courts promise only judicial process, not justice.
A 19th century archive of DC federal court cases contains numerous petitions for freedom from enslaved persons, some of them successful.