Good to have these community interviews and learn a bit about each candidate for Police Chief. Our town is working hard to address the twin challenges of systemic racism and the making our downtown more welcoming and safe for all.
Meanwhile I suggest to commenter Honestyandrealityguy to read up on history of slavery in our country. You seemed to have missed some salient facts about Anthony Johnson and how he was enslaved, won his freedom, successfully farmed and it was taken away from his offspring by white rulers of Virginia Colony.
White Supremacist groups have claimed that Anthony Johnson, a black forced laborer who became free in 17th century Virginia, was the first legal slave owner in the British colonies that became the United States. That claim is historically false and misleading.
Why are White Supremacists making these claims? They are doing this for several reasons, including to promote denial of the history of chattel slavery and its impact, particularly on Black Americans. For more information, see the following articles:
The Curious History of Anthony Johnson: From Captive African to Right-wing Talking Point by Tyler Parry
Slavery Myths Debunked by Jamelle Bouie and Rebecca Onion
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