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9 of the Biggest Slave Owners in American History

Written By Atlanta Black Star on Thursday, Oct 06, 2016 | 04:43 PM

 
Read Full Story: http://bit.ly/2cQFNXV Known as “King of the Rice Planters,” Ward had 1,130 enslaved Blacks on the Brookgreen plantation in South Carolina. In 1850, Ward controlled six large plantations and produced 3.9 million pounds of rice.