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The phrase "40 acres and a mule" has come to symbolize the broken promise that Reconstruction policies would offer economic justice for African Americans. The "40 acres and a mule" promise featured prominently in the class action racial discrimination lawsuit of Pigford v. Glickman.
We’ve all heard the story of the “40 acres and a mule” promise to former slaves. It’s a staple of black history lessons, and it’s the name of Spike Lee’s film company.
9 de nov. de 2022 · The failed promise of “40 acres and a mule denied African Americans the ability to generate financial self-sufficiency, which was needed in order to resist as much as possible the Jim Crow...
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.
15 de abr. de 2021 · More than 100 years later, “40 acres and a mule” would remain a battle cry for Black people demanding reparations for slavery.
19 de jun. de 2020 · Observed on June 19 th, the holiday commemorates the day that the last slaves were freed in the United States in 1865 – two-and-a-half years after President Abraham Lincoln ordered their independence with the Emancipation Proclamation and two months after the Confederate army surrendered.
22 de jun. de 2023 · Today, the phrase “40 acres and a mule” represents the broken promises the U.S. government has made to Black American farmers, contributing to a vast racial wealth gap.
