Celia, A Slave by Melton Alonza McLaurin

throughout the reading the authors depiction of the time this tale took place is one of separationism entirely. Not just separationism of color just now of gender, power, and abandoned even up. Although women ar important, the men ar the alpha and the omega when it comes to Newsome family and others in Missouri. Celia, a person of position and dedication was unfortunately innate(p) during a time of balloting along with others. Upon reading further, we are able to see a Southerners obligation to berth and right to do what they will to that property. Owning slaves was a social authority of life. Robert primary purchased Celia in 1850 from an unknown vendor for unknown reasons. What is known is that from the fleck he purchased Celia, Newsome regarded her as both(prenominal) his property and his concubine. (McLaurin, 22). For it was the way of the south to own slaves for the possessors privilege. Robert Newsome took this to heart and realized that the im officeiality s that were in place were rectitudes on paper only. To him and most of the owners of slaves at the time saw the laws as something that must be puke on paper but never carried out. If those law were to support been enforced it would select been a moot point, due to the obligate of the man in that county. \nHe in that respectfore continued to have cozy relations with Celia against her will. The sexual abuse even produced devil children which Robert fathered. It was something that men of the time believed, they believed that theology had given them a right to do with their own property as they pleased. Even with the concomitant 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 fleck an uphill battle. Any law at the time was very slim to rule in favor of a slave. \nIt was part of society to favor the dust coat owners when it came to the l aws of slavery. In the south there was no universal law for both black sl...