They gave freedmen fourty acres and a mule ( neve actually gave them a mule)
The promise of "forty acres and a mule" was not formally enacted by the U.S. government but was proposed during the Reconstruction era after the Civil War. Specifically, it stemmed from Special Field Order No. 15, issued by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1865, which aimed to redistribute land to formerly enslaved individuals. However, this promise was largely unfulfilled, as land was returned to its original owners or not allocated as planned, leading to significant disillusionment among African Americans. Ultimately, the federal government did not implement this policy on a wide scale.
The war powers resolution
He never had the authority to do it in the first place. Sherman was simply trying to get the slaves to stop following his army, so he made the '40 acres and a mule' promise - although he never had the authority to make such a promise or enforce it.
Blackjack is a mule in George Washington's Socks.
Forty acres and a mule is a bad thing, it should not be mentioned.
hannah
No they didn't. That promise was not kept.
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I dont know thats why I asked :P
General Sherman. -- His promise failed though.
Newly freed blacks from the South. Sadly, the promise was never fulfilled.
:I love the explanation of peace and joy. It's pretty." Pascal said. (Page 13.)
Slaves
The Union promised them "40 Acres and a Mule". President Andrew Johnson rescinded that promise, because he didn't like black people.
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They gave freedmen fourty acres and a mule ( neve actually gave them a mule)