people don't know, is that there were also freed "people of color" who owned slaves. This may

seem a little ironic or contradictory, and in many cases it was, but much of the time it was an act

There were no where near as many black slave owners as there were white. In 1830 only

Three hundred thousand people of color were free; of these, about 2 percent were slave holders.

At first sight, I believed this fact that blacks owned other blacks to be outrageous. After further

examination of the document Black Slaveowners, I came to understand that not all motives were

Freed colored people were held in suspicion by the white society, not only in the

self-interest also played a huge role. Many freed slaves bought other slaves to work on a

Blacks who owned slaves were "a tiny minority within a minority." Most often black slave

wealthy mulatto caste. Because of their lighter skin color, there were held in much higher esteem

person can go through bondage, then become free, and have the chance to help others who are in

Personally, I believe that a black freed man owning another black person who was not part

barbers, livery stable men, blacksmiths, mechanics, grocers, and even prostitutes.

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