Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to AskHistorians@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWay back freed slaves were told, they would get forty acres and a mule if they fought for the Union in the Civil War. How come this seems to be swept aside over they years and not a point of fire?message-squaremessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down14
arrow-up118arrow-down1message-squareWay back freed slaves were told, they would get forty acres and a mule if they fought for the Union in the Civil War. How come this seems to be swept aside over they years and not a point of fire?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to AskHistorians@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square7linkfedilink
Has it been swept aside?