Celia was around 14 years old when she was sold into slavery in Missouri. Over the next several years, she was repeatedly abused by the man who claimed to own her. In 1855, after years of abuse, she killed him. During her trial, her defense argued she had acted to protect herself. The court rejected Read More…
Reverend Isaac Simmons did not lose his land because he failed to work it. He lost it because white men learned it might be valuable, and in 1944 Mississippi, Black ownership could become a death sentence. For years, the Simmons family had worked that Amite County soil with their own hands. They planted crops, cut Read More…
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