Yes, to some extent because both free Blacks and American Indian tribes owned African slaves and must have supported such laws (the Choctaw wouldn't give up their Black slaves until well after the War of Northern Invasion was ended). Cf Black Masters by Michael P. Johnson and James L. Roark; Generations of Captivity by Ira Berlin; Africa and Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World by John Thornton. As supporters of the institution in America, both Indians and free Blacks were co-conspirators. J South **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html