149 BBC Diversity "champion" learns her family owned slaves. Historian had to explain that it wasn't uncommon for blacks to own other blacks (archive.is) posted 3 years ago by UnsubtleAardvark 3 years ago by UnsubtleAardvark +149 / -0 43 comments share 43 comments share save hide report block hide replies
The FIRST slave owned in the US was by a free black man.
He went to court to demand he could have a slave.
Blacks were pushing for it.