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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.
Learn how black leaders in Savannah, Ga., proposed the radical idea of land redistribution to former slaves after the Civil War. Discover the origins, implications and legacy of the "40 acres and a mule" promise.
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 ...
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...
15 de dic. de 2007 · Learn about the promise and failure of land redistribution for freedmen after the Civil War. Find out how General Sherman's order, Congress's authorization, and President Johnson's intervention shaped the fate of black landowners.
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.
14 de abr. de 2019 · Learn about the history of the phrase "Forty Acres and a Mule" and the order by General Sherman that gave land to freed Black people in 1865. Find out how President Johnson reversed the policy and why sharecropping became the reality for most formerly enslaved people.
