There were Black slave owners during slavery in America.
THE BLACK SLAVE OWNERS
The majority of
Black slave owners were members of the mulatto class and, in some cases, were
the sons and daughters of white slave masters. Many of the mulatto slave owners
separated themselves from the masses of Black people and attempted to establish
a caste system based on colour, wealth, and free status.
According to Martin Delany, the colored community of Charleston City clung to the assumptions of the superiority of white blood and brown skin complexion.