Newly freed blacks from the South. Sadly, the promise was never fulfilled.
No they didn't. That promise was not kept.
The Union promised them "40 Acres and a Mule". President Andrew Johnson rescinded that promise, because he didn't like black people.
50 acres
they weren't promised land as much as they were promised gold. the land supply was seen as unlimited
40 acres and a mule
hannah
Forty acres and a mule is a bad thing, it should not be mentioned.
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No they didn't. That promise was not kept.
General Butler
The Union promised them "40 Acres and a Mule". President Andrew Johnson rescinded that promise, because he didn't like black people.
I dont know thats why I asked :P
After the Civil War, the promise of "Forty Acres and a Mule" was primarily aimed at formerly enslaved African Americans. This proposal was initiated by General William Tecumseh Sherman in Special Field Orders No. 15, which aimed to redistribute land to freed slaves to help them establish independent livelihoods. However, the promise was largely unfulfilled, as land redistribution efforts faced significant political and logistical obstacles during the Reconstruction era. Ultimately, most freedmen did not receive the land or resources promised to them.
General Sherman. -- His promise failed though.
They migrated because the west was "new," and the government had promised them 40 acres and a mule. They had heard of the California Gold Rush, and they wanted a piece of the action.
The phrase "forty acres and a mule" refers to a post-Civil War policy aimed at providing land to formerly enslaved individuals. In 1865, General William Tecumseh Sherman issued Special Field Orders No. 15, which allocated 40 acres of land and a mule to freed African American families. However, this promise was largely rescinded by Congress and later administrations, with land being returned to its original white owners, effectively nullifying the intended support for Black land ownership and economic independence. As a result, the initiative never materialized on a large scale, leaving many African Americans without the promised resources.
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