Anthony Johnson was a black man in today's Angola. He was taken to US for to work in a tobacco farm. He married a black woman while working in the farm. Anthony was then legally announced as a free black man and he ran successful farm.
He had 250 acres of land and 5 servants in his farm. When it Casor's contract time was up he was one of his servants. Anthony said he would extend Casor's time limit in his farm. Casor just left to join another free white man called Robert Parker. Anthony filed up a case on Robert that he had stolen his servant and he claimed it in the court. The judge told that Robert had to pay Anthony some money and Anthony had all the rights to keep Casor his whole lifetime. The first slave owner was Anthony Johnson and first permanent slave was Casor. |