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Did Black People Own Slaves?




100 Amazing Facts About the Negro: Yes -- but why they did and how many they owned will surprise you.

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vh47
vh47

Male, Age Private, Park Forest, IL

Posted March 07


This doesnt surprise me,our own people sold ouir ancestor into slavery and we had house negroes so why is it a leap to think freed slaves owned black slaves.To some degree they still do.


dondagriot
dondagriot

Male, 52, Detroit, MI

Posted March 08


records show that most black slave owners bought family members so as to free them.....technically, they "owned" them long enough to free them


keith_r_2002
keith_r_...

Male, 35, Dallas, TX

Posted March 08


dondagriot
dondagriot

Male, 52, Detroit, MI


records show that most black slave owners bought family members so as to free them.....technically, they "owned" them long enough to free them


That was rare, though. In any case blacks who held slaves didn't treat them the same as non-black owners. There's evidence of this in books by Equiano, Nicolas Said, and Abdul Rahman Sori.






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