tobacco farmer anthony johnson ( Colonist ) ~ Detailed Biography | Photos There is a disingenuous, bad-faith

There is a disingenuous, bad faith misconception about the origin of slavery in the U.S. that often centers on Anthony Johnson. While it's true that in 1655 he became an enslaver after winning The Horrible Fate of John Casor, The First Black Man to be Declared Slave for Life in America Anthony Johnson, former indentured servant, becomes first black property owner in Virginia First black slave owner in America's history Free Black People in Colonial Virginia Encyclopedia Virginia In 1621, Anthony Johnson arrived in Virginia, an African, shackled and sold as an indentured servant. He survived brutal years in the tobacco fields and, against all odds, gained his freedom. He

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