https://stillnessinthestorm.com/2020/06/history-the-first-legal-slave-owner-in-america-was-a-black-man/
There are a great many articles concerning this case. But, the bottom line is, a Black Slave Owners Lawsuit Codified Permanent Slavery in the USA. This lawsuit filed by a Black Slave Owner turned an Indentured Servant Blackman into a Permanent Slave and the PROPERTY of this Black Slave Owner.
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