![The Johnsons were free black pioneers in Virginia: their story shows history is more complex than it seems. - The Washington Post The Johnsons were free black pioneers in Virginia: their story shows history is more complex than it seems. - The Washington Post](https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/4ROZ6IVIYBEYBOIF6LFP7WSQ34.jpg)
The Johnsons were free black pioneers in Virginia: their story shows history is more complex than it seems. - The Washington Post
![Byron The great on X: "Anthony Johnson was America's first slave owner. Not only did he own slaves, he was the first to make owning a slave legal through the courts. Slavery Byron The great on X: "Anthony Johnson was America's first slave owner. Not only did he own slaves, he was the first to make owning a slave legal through the courts. Slavery](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EZ_SMiXX0AEwZZ8.jpg)
Byron The great on X: "Anthony Johnson was America's first slave owner. Not only did he own slaves, he was the first to make owning a slave legal through the courts. Slavery
![Anthony Johnson, While not the First Overall Slave Owner, Solidified the Practice of Slavery in the American Colonies by Filing a Key Lawsuit in 1653 Virginia to Become the First Legal Slave Anthony Johnson, While not the First Overall Slave Owner, Solidified the Practice of Slavery in the American Colonies by Filing a Key Lawsuit in 1653 Virginia to Become the First Legal Slave](https://external-preview.redd.it/anthony-johnson-while-not-the-first-overall-slave-owner-v0-1fQTJbY95pJpctOmDHNyIE4xODJ6JUeBp9Tqu3QG3Ic.jpg?auto=webp&s=d1d7c65b6537676aa663223c1b0cf0e75a7d5f11)
Anthony Johnson, While not the First Overall Slave Owner, Solidified the Practice of Slavery in the American Colonies by Filing a Key Lawsuit in 1653 Virginia to Become the First Legal Slave
![A piece of our history most Americans do not know. YES BECAUSE ITS NOT TRUE. | Anthony johnson, Black ancestry, African american culture A piece of our history most Americans do not know. YES BECAUSE ITS NOT TRUE. | Anthony johnson, Black ancestry, African american culture](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a4/cd/95/a4cd95a1c777de7abb9c6092f5bc74b0.jpg)
A piece of our history most Americans do not know. YES BECAUSE ITS NOT TRUE. | Anthony johnson, Black ancestry, African american culture
![The fascinating story of Anthony Johnson, the black man who was one of the first people to own a slave in the U.S. - Face2Face Africa The fascinating story of Anthony Johnson, the black man who was one of the first people to own a slave in the U.S. - Face2Face Africa](https://cdn.face2faceafrica.com/www/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/PhotoGrid_1528200244982.jpg)