Ding, ding, ding. Only about 10% of the antebellum South owned slaves. About 3/4 of slave owners owned 4 or fewer slaves, and about half of the big slave owners were non-white. The myth of Johnny Reb who owned a dozen slaves and fought to keep them is just that.
Ding, ding, ding. Only about 10% of the antebellum South owned slaves. About 3/4 of slave owners owned 4 or fewer slaves, and about half of the big slave owners were non-white. The myth of Johnny Reb who owned a dozen slaves and fought to keep them is just that.