i can see why they would buy their own family members. it's sad that this even has a place in history. i couldn't imagine having a child and having a stranger be able to take it away.
No in 1830, 1,976,214 slaves were owned by white people and 12,907 slaves were owned by free negroes (not slaves). Most of those slaves owned by free negroes were family members.
Edit: Shill can downvote all you want, it doesn’t change the truth.
So, in 1830, 1,976,214 slaves owned in the US were non-negro?
sounds like the free negro's themselves owned negro slaves? that's the way i interpreted elwiptx statement.
Yes most of the time, free negroes bought their family members as slaves, instead of letting them get bought and sold to a white-owned plantation.
i can see why they would buy their own family members. it's sad that this even has a place in history. i couldn't imagine having a child and having a stranger be able to take it away.
No in 1830, 1,976,214 slaves were owned by white people and 12,907 slaves were owned by free negroes (not slaves). Most of those slaves owned by free negroes were family members. Edit: Shill can downvote all you want, it doesn’t change the truth.