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Yes, now do you realize that freed blacks also owned black slaves to do actual slave work in much the same way white slave owners did?

I'm not saying I agree with the OP, i'm on Slackster's side stating that this point is not really relevant unless there is a statue out there of a black slave owner that they aren't trying to have come down. But what you said is something different and seemingly deflecting from the fact that there were black people who purchased and owned slaves, and not for just the noble reasons you mentioned.

A very small percentage of feed blacks actually owned slaves. Those that did own slaves worked the fields with the slaves. A few, and I do mean few, owned slaves for pure profit.

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Posted by AwesomeSauce

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Posted on 8/16/17 at 9:36 am to MontyFranklyn

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A very small percentage of feed blacks actually owned slaves.

In the 1830's roughly 14% of free blacks owned slaves nationwide. In Southern areas the number was much higher with La, Ms, and SC ranging from 32-41%.

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Those that did own slaves worked the fields with the slaves.

A large portion of the black slave owners would only have one or two slaves. Often times a wife, child, or sibling that they used the institution of slavery as a cover to allow them to purchase their freedom. That said, the slave owners who owned multiple slaves and sought monetary and societal equality in the eyes of the white man were as demeaning as the white slave owners.

While slavery in the US was absolutely institutional racism there were quite a few free blacks who were involved. Most black slave owners used it as a guise to save family, yes, but not all. Yes it is possible for a black man to demean another black man because of his race due to social standing and be racist.

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