Anthony Johnson (colonist)
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After Johnson was freed, he became a successful tobacco farmer. Most notably, he was the first to legally own a black slave in the mainland of the American colonies. He managed to convince the court that his servant, John Casor, was his for life. Casor became the first state recognized slave in Virginia.
Another notable thing about his life is that when Johnson died in 1670, the court said he was a legal alien and seized all his land, not letting him pass it to his family.
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Nice governmental screwing all around!
there is no proof he was the first slave holder nor is there any to dispute the claim, Virginians research these things very generation