Unveiling History: The First Black Slave Owners

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7 ай бұрын

Unveiling History: The First Black Slave Owners
In this thought-provoking video, we delve into the often unexplored history of the first five black slave owners in the United States. From Anthony Johnson's journey to John Casor's legal case and the stories of William Ellison, Marie Thérèse Metoyer, and Cyprian Ricard, we uncover the complex and fascinating narratives that challenge conventional perspectives on slavery. Join us on this historical journey as we shed light on these remarkable individuals who left an indelible mark on America's past.
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@teniola9304 Ай бұрын

This is not so surprising to me. Schools and movies are continuing to dodge or overlook stories like this. THANK you for posting this on here.

@BlackAmericaRoyalty Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and commenting

@nickaschenbecker9882 14 күн бұрын

Yep. Scum comes in many colors. It's all about the Haves vs. the Have-Nots and cycles of abuse normalizing abusive behavior in society.

@Rocky-xx2zg 3 ай бұрын

This should be part of the Media's ongoing presentation of events for 'Black History Month'! Is this not black history?

@BlackAmericaRoyalty 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting

@paulespinoza974 7 ай бұрын

The truth is a slave owner is a slave owner is a slave owner.

@BlackAmericaRoyalty 7 ай бұрын

True

@thewordsmith5440 18 күн бұрын

Most of the "black slave owners" were like 25% black especially the creoles and slavery was mainly based on being black. You're trying to escape the white vs black dynamic by deflecting saying oh it didn't matter. If it didn't matter black people even freed black wouldn't have to show their freedom papers to prove they weren't slaves. Then some of the other black slave owners were buying their family and friends to save them from a harsh life.

@me67226 6 ай бұрын

Lots of other countries had slave owners , including England. The Black Royals in Africa sold them to the prospective buyers.😢

@BlackAmericaRoyalty 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment

@johntheprofessional5039 6 ай бұрын

The first legal slave owner was a white man named Hugh Gwyn of Virginia who owned a black slave named John Punch. But yes, Anthony Johnson was the real deal who had blood on his hands!

@BlackAmericaRoyalty 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment

@aaronwalters3294 22 күн бұрын

Slavery Myth:The first slave owner was not only a black man, he demanded it. The curious case of Anthony Johnson The historical evidence seems to to say otherwise: · The ship Desire brought a cargo of Africans from Barbados to Boston in 1634; these people were sold as slaves. · The existing scholarship indicates that John Punch was the first man known to be perpetually enslaved on July 9, 1640, a punishment he received for attempting to flee his indenture. 1640 John Punch, a runaway servant of African descent, was sentenced to lifelong slavery in Virginia, while the two European-born companions who fled with him had their indentures extended by one year only. · In 1641, the passage of the Body of Liberties provided legal sanction for the slave trade in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. · (N.B.: The image in the meme above isn’t of Anthony Johnson. Because many historians claim were no photographers in 17th-century Virginia.) Facts About Anthony Johnsons: · In 1621, Johnson was delivered to Virginia’s shores on ship as an African captive, simply called “Antonio.” · Sold into bondage to toil in the tobacco fields, “Antonio, a Negro” is listed as a “servant” in the 1625 census. · By the mid-17th century, he became a landowner newly named “Anthony Johnson.” His ability to gain freedom resembles the functions of indentured servitude, in which an unfree laborer is bound to work for a landowner for a specific length of time. Once they satisfied the terms of their indenture, they could freely acquire land and capital. · By 1650, the Johnsons owned 250 acres of land stretched along the Pungoteague Creek on the eastern shore of Virginia, acquired through the headright system, which allowed planters to claim acreage for each servant brought to the colony. Anthony claimed five headrights (This was very rare though but laws were not so engrained in racism during this time) · By 1651, Johnson gained his freedom and acquired land and servants, eventually attaining legal ownership “for life” over a Black man named John Casor, a condition that separated servitude (labor for time) from slavery (labor for life) · In 1670 died Antiono died and in August of the same year August an all-white jury ruled that Anthony’s original land in Virginia could be seized [from his surviving family] by the state “because he was a ‘Negroe’ and by consequence an alien.” And fifty acres that Anthony had given to his son Richard wound up in the hands of wealthy white neighbour George Parker. It didn’t matter that Richard, a free man, had lived on the land with his wife and children for five years. References: www.facinghistory.org/reconstruction-era/anthony-johnson-man-control-his-own www.aaihs.org/the-curious-history-of-anthony-johnson-from-captive-african-to-right-wing-talking-point/ slate.com/news-and-politics/2015/09/slavery-myths-seven-lies-half-truths-and-irrelevancies-people-trot-out-about-slavery-debunked.html

@BlackAmericaRoyalty 22 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing this.

@thewordsmith5440 18 күн бұрын

Idk if you're really black trying to kiss up to white people but Anthony Johnson was not the first slave owner because why do you think he was brought over to.... to be enslaved. lol

@uncmomo9677 2 ай бұрын

This was normal in those times..some slaves lived better than people in this era. It's what some people did with their slaves..them behaviors was not normal during the slave trade. So don't use this to justify blks having blk slaves

@BlackAmericaRoyalty 2 ай бұрын

Black slave owners did this to protect other slaves. Thank you for watching and commenting