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What Does the Story of Anthony Johnson, a Black Man

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What does the story of Anthony Johnson, a black man in early Virginia, tell us about blacks in general in the colonies before the 1670s?


A) Blacks never were able to gain their freedom from slavery.
B) Blacks had no legal rights in the courts, as opposed to the Spanish system.
C) Blacks could own fairly substantial amounts of property, and have their own servants and slaves.
D) Blacks were rarely allowed any types of rights, as they were always considered "chattel."

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