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2. State of Missouri v. Celia, a Slave - Wikipedia

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   State of Missouri v. Celia, a Slave was an 1855 murder trial held in the Circuit Court of Callaway County, Missouri, in which an enslaved woman named Celia was tried for the first-degree murder of her owner, Robert Newsom. Celia was convicted by a jury of twelve white men [1] and sentenced to death. An appeal of the conviction was denied by the ...

3. Celia (slave) - Wikipedia

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   Celia (c. 1835 - December 21, 1855) was a slave found guilty of the first-degree murder of Robert Newsom, her master, in Callaway County, Missouri.Her defense team, led by John Jameson, argued an affirmative defense: Celia killed Robert Newsom by accident in self-defense to stop Newsom from raping her, which was a controversial argument at the time. [2]

4. Battle of Moore's Mill - Wikipedia

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   Added to NRHP. May 4, 2015. The Battle of Moore's Mill was an American Civil War battle that took place in Central Missouri on July 28, 1862 along Auxvasse Creek near modern-day Calwood. This engagement, the Battle of Kirksville a week later, and the Battle of Compton's Ferry would drive the main Southern recruiters from northern Missouri.

5. Missouri to execute man despite appeals for clemency from ...

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   Brian Dorsey, 51, requested clemency, but Gov. Mike Parson affirmed the state Supreme Court-ordered sanction Monday, with his office saying in a statement that it is "an appropriate and legal ...

6. Little Dixie (Missouri) - Wikipedia

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   Little Dixie (Missouri) Coordinates: 39°N 93°W. The region of Little Dixie. Due to its vague boundaries, counties are colored according to whether they are always, generally, or occasionally included in the region, darkest to lightest. Little Dixie is a historic 13- to 17-county region along the Missouri River in central Missouri, United States.

7. Callaway County, Missouri - Wikipedia

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   Callaway County, Missouri. /  38.84°N 91.92°W  / 38.84; -91.92. Callaway County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 United States Census, the county's population was 44,283. [1] Its county seat is Fulton. [2] With a border formed by the Missouri River, the county was organized November 25, 1820, and named ...