A. Survey Plan (133) Slave marriages between other slaves and slave owners have always imposed a social burden on plantations and the United States government. What social problems arose when slaves had relationships with other slaves or with their masters? Government scandals, black ointment owners, and changes in laws all arose as part of the social divisions that accompanied slave relations. The biographies of William Ellison, the first African American slave owner, will be examined to see the social implications of a slave master owning slaves of the same ethnicity. The personal journals written about the case of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Heming will be analyzed to see the government scandal placed on Jefferson's slave dealings. These social issues helped determine the course of slavery in the United States of America.B. Summary of Evidence (530) The eastern part of the United States contained the highest percentage of slaves in the country. It was 1802 when Thomas Jefferson took all of his slaves to his new home at Monticello. After his wife's death, it was claimed that he had an affair with Sally Hemings, a slave. Sally Hemings had at least six children and Thomas Jefferson is believed to be the father of these children. The social complications were immense after this scandal was brought to the media. This situation paved the way for master-slave relations in the United States. In 1860, William Ellison, a freed slave, was the first black slave owner in South Carolina. Freed as a youth, Ellison was a strong supporter of slavery and owned over sixty slaves. The reason was that owning slaves provided a great opportunity for the economy...... middle of paper ...... to heal the scars of that war. Works Cited Brown, Kimberly Juanita. “Black Rapture: Sally Hemings, Chica Da Silva and the Body Enslaved to Sexual Supremacy.” Women's Studies Quarterly 35.1/2 (2007): 45-66. Print.Graham, Pearl. “Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings.” Journal of Negro History 46.2 (1941): 89-103. Print.Hussen, Aida. " "Manumission and marriage? ": Freedom, Family and Identity in Charles Johnson's 'Oxherding Tale'". African American Review 42.2 (2008): 243. Print. Johnson, Michael P. and James L. Roark. Black Masters: A Free Colored Family in the Old South. 1. ed. New York AU: Norton, 1984. Print. Johnson, Michael P. and James L. Roark. “4.” No abandoned tanks. 1. ed. North Carolina: University of North Carolina, 1984. 53. Print.Wood, Sarah. “Exorcising the Past: The Slave Narrative as Historical Fantasy.” » Feminist Review 7.3 (2007): 92. Print.