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The 12 White politicians calling for a [U.S.] Congressional apology for slavery seem to have zero knowledge about the origins of the Peculiar Institution[of slavery]. It is a documented fact that the first blacks, only 20 in all, came as indentured servants to work for English colonists at Jamestown. [Indentured servants worked for 5 to 7 years, and then were given their freedom.] Among them was one who became known as Anthony Johnson. After working off his indenture, he was not only a free man, but a landowner with a prosperous plantation. Although Johnson's gentrification in itself was an historical step forward in black history, he became even more famous as the first black man in the colonies to effect a landmark decision in a court of law. Johnson, who was not a member of the Bar [membership in the Law Guild], established in a Virginia court in 1654 a radical new concept in the laws relating to master and slave --lifetime indenture. The claimant was John Casor, a black servant indentured to Johnson. Johnson successfully asserted that he had a claim to the service of Casor for the remainder of Casor's life, and Johnson became America's first slave holder and the "Father of American Slavery." [Most people are deceived into believing White men started it.] Indenture flourished among blacks as well as whites. The 1830 national census counted 3,775 black slave owners who between them owned 12,760 slaves. Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation was as devastating to these black slave owners as it was to white Southerners, 1% of whom owned slaves (See American Heritage, Feb-Mar. 1997) ------- End of forwarded message ------- -- Outgoing mail is certified virus free Scanned by Norton AntiVirus -- Outgoing mail is certified virus free Scanned by Norton AntiVirus Best wishes Political correctness is the last refuge of the incompetent. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
