New Posts For Thread: Was one of the 1st legal slave owners in America black?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31650871/was-one-of-the-1st-legal-slave-owners-in-america-blackone Anthony Johnson -1650s? Fast forward a couple of centuries & William Ellerson "owned" 63 black slaves. He was one of many (150ish) black slaveholders in South Carolina. I've yet to ascertain if he has a statue in that areafree black slave-holders were once in all 13 original States; & later on in every state that advocated slavery. Some historians say that it betrays class divisions that have always existed within the black community. Of course others - blm for instahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31650871/was-one-of-the-1st-legal-slave-owners-in-america-black?post_id=559441177#559441177free black slave-holders were once in all 13 original States; & later on in every state that advocated slavery. Some historians say that it betrays class divisions that have always existed within the black community. Of course others - blm for instaThu, 11 Jun 2020 18:52:31 -0500that's from a census taken in 1830.in the early 1800s 3,500 black slaves were owned by American Natives. Which might explain the inability Peggy Flanagan had in naming some blacks as looters during the Minnesota riotshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31650871/was-one-of-the-1st-legal-slave-owners-in-america-black?post_id=559438427#559438427that's from a census taken in 1830.in the early 1800s 3,500 black slaves were owned by American Natives. Which might explain the inability Peggy Flanagan had in naming some blacks as looters during the Minnesota riotsThu, 11 Jun 2020 11:01:26 -0500I think you will find that black chieftans at the time in West Africa rounded up and sold slaves to the white slave traders question is were they forced to do this or did they do it for their own gainhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31650871/was-one-of-the-1st-legal-slave-owners-in-america-black?post_id=559438373#559438373I think you will find that black chieftans at the time in West Africa rounded up and sold slaves to the white slave traders question is were they forced to do this or did they do it for their own gainThu, 11 Jun 2020 10:55:39 -0500On average more than 3 I'd never heard thathttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31650871/was-one-of-the-1st-legal-slave-owners-in-america-black?post_id=559438329#559438329On average more than 3 I'd never heard thatThu, 11 Jun 2020 10:48:02 -0500in 1830 in America there were 3,775 free black people who owned 12,740 black slaveshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31650871/was-one-of-the-1st-legal-slave-owners-in-america-black?post_id=559438243#559438243in 1830 in America there were 3,775 free black people who owned 12,740 black slavesThu, 11 Jun 2020 10:37:59 -0500a book that may interest some - African-American Voices: A Documentary Reader, 1619-1877: - Steven Mintzhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31650871/was-one-of-the-1st-legal-slave-owners-in-america-black?post_id=559435173#559435173a book that may interest some - African-American Voices: A Documentary Reader, 1619-1877: - Steven MintzWed, 10 Jun 2020 19:43:14 -0500Black people Sold slaves ??https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31650871/was-one-of-the-1st-legal-slave-owners-in-america-black?post_id=559435167#559435167Black people Sold slaves ??Wed, 10 Jun 2020 19:31:17 -0500it worked the other way with Native Americans, Tobes. When a white settler - who had slaves married - say a Cherokee & they had children, the wife & dependants acquired the slaves when the husband passedhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31650871/was-one-of-the-1st-legal-slave-owners-in-america-black?post_id=559435093#559435093it worked the other way with Native Americans, Tobes. When a white settler - who had slaves married - say a Cherokee & they had children, the wife & dependants acquired the slaves when the husband passedWed, 10 Jun 2020 18:17:29 -0500Yes. Slavery in North America originally did not have any racial bias.People - black & white - were 'indentured servants' for 7 years. At the end of that time they were free to go.I think then there was a case of 3 of them running away before thy'd shttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31650871/was-one-of-the-1st-legal-slave-owners-in-america-black?post_id=559435069#559435069Yes. Slavery in North America originally did not have any racial bias.People - black & white - were 'indentured servants' for 7 years. At the end of that time they were free to go.I think then there was a case of 3 of them running away before thy'd sWed, 10 Jun 2020 18:02:26 -0500one Anthony Johnson -1650s? Fast forward a couple of centuries & William Ellerson "owned" 63 black slaves. He was one of many (150ish) black slaveholders in South Carolina. I've yet to ascertain if he has a statue in that areahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31650871/was-one-of-the-1st-legal-slave-owners-in-america-black?post_id=559435041#559435041one Anthony Johnson -1650s? Fast forward a couple of centuries & William Ellerson "owned" 63 black slaves. He was one of many (150ish) black slaveholders in South Carolina. I've yet to ascertain if he has a statue in that areaWed, 10 Jun 2020 17:54:23 -0500