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The Celia Project: A Research Collaboration on the History of Slavery and Sexual Violence

2019-05-23 ··· Martha S. Jones, Hannah Rosen
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The Celia Project was created by members of the University of Michigan who analyzed the history of the Missouri v. Celia case. The case covers the murder trial of Celia, an enslaved woman in the state of Missouri who killed her owner after years of sexual abuse. The project mentions the efforts made to have the case of Celia taught in college classrooms, which implies that the targeted audience of this website may be college students. This project examines the role of sexual abuse in slavery and how it has affected the perceptions of black women today.

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Title

The Celia Project: A Research Collaboration on the History of Slavery and Sexual Violence

Creator

Martha S. Jones, Hannah Rosen

Date

2019-05-23

Contributor

Chazelle Collins

Language

English (en)

Coverage

United States

Abstract

The Celia Project was created by members of the University of Michigan who analyzed the history of the Missouri v. Celia case. The case covers the murder trial of Celia, an enslaved woman in the state of Missouri who killed her owner after years of sexual abuse. The project mentions the efforts made to have the case of Celia taught in college classrooms, which implies that the targeted audience of this website may be college students. This project examines the role of sexual abuse in slavery and how it has affected the perceptions of black women today.

Provenance

College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan

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URL

https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/celiaproject/

Country of Origin

United States