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Mar 8, 2017 · Casor claimed that he had served his indenture of “seaven or Eight years” and seven more years on top of that. The court sided with Johnson, who claimed that Casor was his slave for life.
- Kat Eschner
John Casor (surname also recorded as Cazara and Corsala), a servant in Northampton County in the Colony of Virginia, in 1655 became one of the first people of African descent in the Thirteen Colonies to be enslaved for life as a result of a civil suit.
Aug 14, 2018 · What makes John Casor’s story distasteful is the fact that he was not only the first slave but was actually owned by another black man believed to be from Angola named Anthony Johnson....
- Mildred Europa Taylor
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Aug 19, 2019 · The Northampton Court agreed with Johnson in a 1655 appeal ruling after initially siding with Johnson’s neighbor and Casor was ordered returned to Johnson. The ruling made John Casor the first person of African descent in Virginia to be declared a slave as the result of a civil case.
Mar 14, 2016 · White Supremacist groups have claimed that Anthony Johnson, a Black forced laborer who became free in 17th century Virginia, was the first legal slave owner in the British colonies that became the United States. That claim is historically false and misleading.
Jun 5, 2018 · Casor claimed that he had served his indenture of “seaven or Eight years” and seven more years on top of that. The court sided with Johnson, who claimed that Casor was his slave for life.”
After a disagreement about whether or not Casor's contract was lapsed, a court ruled in favor of Johnson and Casor saw the status of his indenture turn into slavery, where he—not his contract—was considered property.
