Monday, January 14, 2019

40 Acres and a Mule

The Truth Behind '40 Acres and a Mule'

Henry Louis Gates Jr.
The Root

Phot courtesy of Black Light

"Try to imagine how profoundly different the history of race relations in the United States would have been had this policy been implemented and enforced; had the former slaves actually had access to the ownership of land, of property; if they had had a chance to be self-sufficient economically, to build, accrue and pass on wealth."

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