Actually, there were thousands of black slaveowners.
And men like Davis and Lee thought they should be the owned rather than the owners.
correct anthony johnson in VA was so mean to his slaves that a slave ran away and begged the white guy to take him.
it was johnson who went to court to make slaves property thus making law in VA to have slaves.
of course teachers in public school like to ignore that or do not know that but gladly my kids do put their hand up and make it a note to teachers and the class about it or anything the teacher gets wrong