Melton A. McLaurin is professor emeritus in the Department of History at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. He is the author or coauthor of nine books and numerous articles on various aspects of the history of the American South and race relations.
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Celia was only fourteen years old when she was acquired by John Newsom, an aging widower and one of the most prosperous and respected citizens of Callaway County, Missouri. The pattern of sexual abuse that would mark their entire relationship began almost... SEE MORE