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"40 Acres and a Mule" is often discussed in the context of reparations for slavery. However, strictly speaking, the various policies offering 'forty acres' provided land for political and economic reasons—and with a price tag—and not as unconditional compensation for lifetimes of unpaid labor.
The Truth Behind ’40 Acres and a Mule’. by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | Originally posted on The Root. We’ve all heard the story of the “40 acres and a mule” promise to former...
9 de nov. de 2022 · Black History. The Short-Lived Promise of ’40 Acres and a Mule’. As the Civil War was ending, recently freed Black people were promised land to start independent lives—but Lincoln's...
15 de abr. de 2021 · 40 acres and a mule: How the first reparations for slavery were reversed - The Washington Post. Advertisement. This article was published more than 3 years ago. Retropolis. 40 acres...
14 de abr. de 2019 · The phrase "Forty Acres and a Mule" described a promise many formerly enslaved people believed the U.S. government had made at the end of the Civil War. A rumor spread throughout the South that land belonging to enslavers would be given to formerly enslaved people so they could set up their own farms.
19 de jun. de 2020 · Union General William T. Sherman’s plan to give newly-freed families “forty acres and a mule” was among the first and most significant promises made – and broken – to African Americans. As the Union army gradually took over Confederate territory, there was a question as to what freedom really meant for emancipated slaves.
12 de ene. de 2015 · The Freedmen's Bureau, depicted in this 1868 drawing, was created to give legal title for Field Order 15 — better known as "40 acres and a mule." Alfred Waud/Library of Congress. As the...
