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To: SamuraiScot

Indians and blacks owned slaves, IIRC.


22 posted on 06/24/2015 12:09:48 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Indians and blacks owned slaves, IIRC.

I've read that the first man to be enslaved indefinitely (as opposed to entering indentured servitude for a time period, which was common) was owned by a black man in Virginia. It came about as a result of a court decision in his favor. The (black) owner had sued a man who was trying to win his freedom. As I read the record, the court agreed with the owner and laid down the precedent for lifetime servitude.

24 posted on 06/24/2015 12:19:09 AM PDT by SamuraiScot
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Indians and blacks owned slaves, IIRC.

Anthony Johnson

26 posted on 06/24/2015 12:28:35 AM PDT by Semper Mark (Vlad Tepes was a piker. ><)
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