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40 Acres and a Mule
General Butler
Forty acres and a mule is a bad thing, it should not be mentioned.
1 "section" is one square mile = 640 acres1/4 of 1/4 = 1/161/16 of 640 acres = 40 acres, whether with or without a mule
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.
When lands confiscated from the former Confederates were returned back to them by administration of President Andrew Johnson, freed slaves that had been given 40 acres of farmland were evicted.
When lands confiscated from the former Confederates were returned back to them by administration of President Andrew Johnson, freed slaves that had been given 40 acres of farmland were evicted.
Spike Lee owns a production company named "40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks".
40 acres and a mule
When lands confiscated from the former Confederates were returned back to them by administration of President Andrew Johnson, freed slaves that had been given 40 acres of farmland were evicted.