Were There Black Slave Owners. Just because they owned slaves though did not mean they were treated equally among slaveowners. There were some quite prosperous black people who wned slaves, in new orleans in particular i understand there were quite a lot of black slave owners.
There were many fully black and mulatto slave owners that were free people of color. 80% of black slave owners were of mixed raced. There were slave owners all across the globe and in all ages of human history. People think they know everything about slavery in the united states, but they don't.
80% of black slave owners were of mixed raced.
You are right that anthony johnson was not he first slave owner in the us. Anthony johnson was the first prominent #black landholder in the english colonies. 80% of black slave owners were of mixed raced. Slave owners were black, white, asian, native american, arab, etc.
