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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
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Slavery and Abolition in the Longfellow Archives - Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)
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