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General Sherman ordered that freed slaves in Union occupied territories were to be given 40 acres of land and mules to plow the land. When President Lincoln was assassinated his successor, Johnson, reversed the orders and gave the land back to its original white owners.
So it would seem to express feelings of disappointment or maybe anger? I have only herd it used once and I am not really sure its exact meaning if it has one at all.
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Thaddeus Stevens was the most prominent congressional advocate of a plan to give every adult male ex-slave?
40 acres and a mule
What did newly freed slaves want after the civil war?
The Union promised them "40 Acres and a Mule". President Andrew Johnson rescinded that promise, because he didn't like black people.
Who are the main character in 40 acres and maybe a mule?
Pasacal, a slave boy who's about twelve years old, was born with a withered hand and leg, so he never did heavy work
Who directed the movie Malcolm X?
The movie Malcom X was directed by Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee, who is an African American male who has produced over 35 films in his company, 40 Acres and a Mule filmworks.
How was the 40 Acres and a Mule plan unfair?
There was no mule in General Sherman's order. No one seems to know when or how the mule got into the popular memory. Sherman did not have authorization from the government to confiscate the land. It applied only to former slaves in a small area under the direct military control of his army (coastal South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida). President Johnson rescinded Sherman's order six months later and the land was returned to its former owners.
