Posted on 05/06/2017 5:40:22 AM PDT by keving
Something you wont read about in the US history books. The first legal slave owner in America was black and he owned white slaves. us slavery
Anthony Johnson (BC 1600 1670) was an Angolan who achieved freedom in the early 17th century Colony of Virginia.
Johnson was captured in his native Angola by an enemy tribe and sold to Arab (Muslim) slave traders. He was eventually sold as an indentured servant to a merchant working for the Virginia Company.
In March of 1654, according to Delmarva Settlers, The courts ruled in favor of Anthony Johnson and declared John Casor his property in 1655. Casor became the first person of African descent in Britains Thirteen Colonies to be declared as a slave for life as the result of Johnsons civil suit.
In the case of Johnson v. Parker, the court of Northampton County upheld Johnsons right to hold Casor as a slave, saying in its ruling of 8 March 1655:
This daye Anthony Johnson negro made his complaint to the court against mr. Robert Parker and declared that hee deteyneth his servant John Casor negro under the pretence that said negro was a free man. The court seriously consideringe and maturely weighing the premisses, doe fynde that the saide Mr. Robert Parker most unjustly keepeth the said Negro from Anthony Johnson his master It is therefore the Judgement of the Court and ordered That the said John Casor Negro forthwith returne unto the service of the said master Anthony Johnson, And that Mr. Robert Parker make payment of all charges in the suit.
Its not clear if Anthony Johnson also kept his white indentured servants as slaves.
Paul Joseph Watson has more on slavery in Western culture the truth not the folklore.
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Old news. Literally.
Look up John Carruthers Stanley. He owned 163 slaves.
Was he any relation to Obama? his grandparents were named Stanley weren't they?
Many Irish sold themselves for passage to come to America. Their terms of servitude were often extended for little or no reason. At least Black slaves were taken care of until death but Whites were “set free” to fend for themselves when they were old.
btt
A 3270 year old man?
It ain’t necessarily so.
...but after ten millennia on the Golden Throne he aint in the best of shape.
No small feat. Only one in 17 white indentured servants lived to the end of their indenture in 17th century Virginia. Slaves had it much better. At least they were worth more alive than dead.
The Educational System in America is phony. Slavery has been around since the beginning of times and has been glossed over to paint a picture that is not true.
Title would be more effective if it stated
Slavery in US Legalized by Former Slave
Yeah, well I already sent it to you in my Post #8, and for everybody else, which they can click on and get to it. I obtained it by retrieving it from your mis-written html code.
What is the difference between a black slave captured by Arab slave traders and sold to Arab countries in the north as opposed to those sold to slave ships for the Americas?
Those slaves sold by Arab slavers to Arab countries were castrated. Those to the Americas were not.
This was real interesting.
Thanks!
OOps I see that I miswrote my link also (even though it works). Sorry.
This is not something MSM would emphasize.
Wasn’t a slave was a servant for 7 years.
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