African Presence in the Bible by William D. Watley

Where it persisted until the late-19th century. Intra-indigenous slavery also occurred in the Pacific Northwest and in Alaska, Holding humans in slavery was not a new concept to indigenous American peoples - in inter-Native American conflict tribes often kept prisoners-of-war, and these captives often replaced slain tribe-members. Background įurther information: Black Indians in the United States The federal government negotiated new treaties with the 'Five Civilized Tribes' in 1866, in which they agreed to end slavery. In practice, slavery continued in Indian territories. All slaves in the United States were legally emancipated upon the ratification of the 13th Amendment on December 6, 1865, just after the American Civil War. The 1863 Emancipation Proclamation only applied to States in rebellion, and did not legally affect slavery in Indian areas that fought for the Confederacy.

Many prominent people from the ' Five Civilized Tribes' purchased slaves from their white neighbors and became members of the planter class. Following this development many indigenous tribes began to acquire Africans as slaves. Waves of European colonization (and the concurrent Atlantic slave trade) brought enslaved Africans to North America. Native American slave ownership refers to the ownership of enslaved Africans and Native Americans by Native Americans from the colonial period to the American Civil War.

African Presence in the Bible by William D. Watley