Is it true that about 1000 blacks owned slaves in the south?

Answer 1

Domestic slavery was quite common in West Africa, although the Europeans organized the trade to a much greater magnitude and value. Free black slaveowners resided in states as north as New York and as far south as Florida, extending westward into Kentucky, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Missouri. According to the federal census of 1830, free blacks owned more than 10,000 slaves in Louisiana, Maryland, South Carolina, and Virginia. The majority of black slaveowners lived in Louisiana and planted sugar cane. The majority of black masters had not been slaves themselves. Yet, the ranks of black slave masters were diverse: some acquired slaves as soon as they had accumulated enough capital after their own freedom, others received slaves with their own freedom from their white masters, and others had been free for several generations.

Answer 2

I don't know the number but of course many free blacks had slaves,the blacks in Africa sold them to Yankee traders,to be sold in the north and the south.the North had many hundreds of thousands of slaves, that war wasn't about slavery,both north and south had slaves.
during the war over a 1000 blacks were murdered by whites JUST in New York City ,how many many 1000s of blacks were murdered by northerners during the civil war is not known.Lincoln freed the blacks so they would run away and fight the southerners.as he didn't proclaim northern slaves free ,just the C.S.A,.Yes just there slaves .Not the northerners slaves.he didn't care about there freedom..did you know that Gen Grant said he was Not going to free His slaves, and that Lincoln said he was shipping All blacks to South America,he called it colonization.he was shot before he could send them off.
That war was over states rights and the fact that tariffs were placed heavily on the south and because southerners don't get along with Yankees.and the Southerners were talking of ceding for many many years.they simply wished for there own government,the South and North were to different.economically and socially .and to this day still do not at all get along well with Yankees.

Answer 3

In 1830 approximately 1556 black slaveowners in the deep South owned 7188 slaves. About 25% of all free blacks owned slaves.

Answer 4

1619 the first African that came to usa was in virgina
1839 The Africans are brought to barracoons in Havana. Jose Ruiz, a Spaniard planter from Puerto Principe, buys 49 adult males, paying $450 for each. Pedro Montes, another planter from the same region, buys 4 children, 3 of them girls. slavery all started back in africa back in 1539 the african sold there own people to the english from england not the usa..... people need to read up on there history in stop blaming the american for starting the slave trade when it all started with there own people in africa in 1539 blam your own people in get your facts straighted out that is why there is so much hate in this world by pointing fingers at some one in not taking the blame for you self if a white person says the n**** word the black people get offended in what to fight you but if a black person walks up to another black person in says hey whats up my n**** that makes every thing all right even the mexicans use the word n**** to a black person in i dont see the black people in fight them so tell me who is the racist here...... you hear the n**** word on the bus at school on the side walk in store's any were you go if you want respect for your self stop useing the word n**** to each other every day the n**** word mean some one that does not respect him self are other's in are trash pick up a dictionary in you will find real quick what it mean's

Answer 5

I don't know about the number, but yes blacks definitely owned slaves in the south. And of course black natives captured and sold other blacks into slavery from competing tribes in africa.

Answer 6

Have not ever heard this, but it is true that many blacks in Africa sold out their neighbors to slave traders to make a buck. Human depravity is its worst when morals are sacrificed for the love of money.

Answer 7

yes....

...and,
blacks
SOLD
slaves
to the
south

"...the europeans found a more compendious way of procuring african slaves, by prevailing upon them to make war upon each other, and to sell their prisoners...."
http://innercity.org/holt/slavechron.html



"...holding indians as slaves was practiced in the 17th century and as late as 1867 in the case of the tlingit tribe in alaska which owned indian slaves....
"...after 1800, the cherokees and other tribes started buying and using black slaves..."

"...in 1860 there were at least six blacks in louisiana who owned 65 or more slaves...the largest number, 152 slaves, were owned by the widow c. richards and her son p.c. richards, who owned a large sugar cane plantation...."
"...in charleston, south carolina in 1860 125 free blacks owned slaves; six of them owning 10 or more...."
"...in 1847, a black slave owner, william ellison, owned over 350 acres, and more than 900 by 1860.... in 1840 he owned 30 slaves, and by 1860 he owned 63...."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_slavery_in_the_United_States

Answer 8

yes it is true and even more astounding is that they also owned indentured servants who were white. Pre-civil war many came from Europe by having their passage paid for by someone in the US and had to work out what was owed.

Answer 9

That's probably a very low estimate.

Answer 10

alot of people sell out their own kind. its called history repeats itself all of the time.