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[–] Asvnoyi 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Anthony Johnson 1600 – 1670, was black and he was also the first slave owner in the colonies. He was also the first prominent landholder in Virginia.

By 1830 there were 3,775 black families living in the South who owned black slaves. By 1860 there were about 3,000 slaves owned by black households in the city of New Orleans alone.

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[–] WhiteRonin [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Lol, this guy?

https://voat.co/v/whatever/1921292

It's because of him that slaves went from indentured to lifelong ...