40 Acres and a Lie
We compiled Reconstruction-era documents to identify 1,250 formerly enslaved Black Americans given land—only to have it returned to their enslavers.
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We compiled Reconstruction-era documents to identify 1,250 formerly enslaved Black Americans given land—only to have it returned to their enslavers.
September 13, 2024 @ 9:57 am
the problem was.. it was illegal… neither sherman nor the fed could do that… it was a feel good moment but ultimately two wrongs dont make a right.