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
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoIt was for the establishment of a segregated community: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/the-truth-behind-40-acres-and-a-mule/ Where the land was, no white person would have been allowed to live. And it was up to 40 acres, they set a cap but no minimum. Not sure why you’re talking about union soldiers tho
It was for the establishment of a segregated community:
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/the-truth-behind-40-acres-and-a-mule/
Where the land was, no white person would have been allowed to live.
And it was up to 40 acres, they set a cap but no minimum.
Not sure why you’re talking about union soldiers tho