▁about ▁ 5 ▁feet ▁ 4 ▁inches ▁high " ▁who ▁had ▁" a ▁thin ▁vis age , ▁a ▁very ▁s ly ▁look , ▁and ▁a ▁remarkable ▁set ▁of ▁fine ▁white ▁teeth ." ▁Another ▁slave ▁is ▁identified ▁as ▁" an ▁East ▁India ▁negro ▁man " ▁who ▁speak s ▁French ▁and ▁English . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁slaves ▁were ▁already ▁converted ▁to ▁Christian ity , ▁were ▁fl uent ▁in ▁English , ▁and ▁took ▁western ▁names . ▁Their ▁original ▁names ▁and ▁homes ▁are ▁not ▁known . ▁Their ▁descend ants ▁have ▁mostly ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁African - American ▁community , ▁which ▁also ▁incorpor ated ▁European ▁ancest ors . ▁Today , ▁descend ants ▁of ▁such ▁East ▁Indian ▁slaves ▁may ▁have ▁a ▁small ▁percent ▁of ▁DNA ▁from ▁their ▁A si atic ▁ancest ors ▁but ▁it ▁likely ▁falls ▁below ▁the ▁detect able ▁levels ▁for ▁today ' s ▁DNA ▁tests . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁of ▁the ▁anti - s la very ▁movement ▁ ▁African ▁and ▁African ▁American ▁slaves ▁expressed ▁their ▁opposition ▁to ▁sla very ▁through ▁armed ▁u pr is ings ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁St ono ▁Reb ell ion ▁( 1 7 3 9 ) ▁in ▁South ▁Carolina . ▁More ▁typically , ▁they ▁resist ed ▁through ▁work ▁slow down s , ▁tool - bre aking , ▁and ▁running ▁away , ▁either ▁for ▁short ▁periods ▁or ▁perman ently . ▁Until ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁era , ▁almost ▁no ▁white ▁American ▁colon ists ▁spoke ▁out ▁against ▁sla very . ▁Even ▁the ▁Qu akers ▁generally ▁toler ated ▁slave hold ing ▁( and ▁slave - tr ading