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Known for. An African man enslaved in Maryland who amassed sizable landholding and had indentured servants and enslaved people in the 1600s. Signature. Anthony Johnson ( c. 1600 – 1670) was an Angolan-born man who achieved wealth in the early 17th-century Colony of Virginia.
- The first legal slave owner in American history was a black tobacco farmer named Anthony Johnson. Possibly true. The wording of the statement is important.
- North Carolina’s largest slave holder in 1860 was a black plantation owner named William Ellison. False. William Ellison was a very wealthy black plantation owner and cotton gin manufacturer who lived in South Carolina (not North Carolina).
- American Indians owned thousands of black slaves. True. Historian Tiya Miles provided this snapshot of the Native American ownership of black slaves at the turn of the 19th century for Slate magazine in January 2016
- In 1830 there were 3,775 free black people who owned 12,740 black slaves. Approximately true, according to historian R. Halliburton Jr.: There were approximately 319,599 free blacks in the United States in 1830.
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 · Bridget Boakye June 05, 2018. Anthony Johnson - the first slave owner in the U.S. by civil suit. The history of slavery in the Americas has always been marred by its deep racial past. So much so...
Dec 14, 2010 · Anthony Johnson was the first prominent black landholder in the English colonies. Johnson arrived in Virginia in 1621 aboard the James. It is uncertain if Johnson arrived as an indentured servant or as a slave, early records list him as “Antonio, a Negro.”
This court document from 1655 shows that Johnson attempted to settle a dispute between himself and one of his slaves. Casar, with the help of another local planter, claimed he was not a slave of Johnson's, but rather an indentured servant. Johnson won his case and Casar was kept on as his slave
T he life of Anthony Johnson, an African American landowner in colonial Virginia, presents an intriguing story. At a time when few former slaves could own property, Johnson amassed a sizable estate. He was brought to North America in 1621 and worked as a slave on a Virginia plantation.
