MarathonMike
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Thanks to the Homestead Act of 1862 and subsequent land grant and favorable loan programs, Freed Black slaves acquired MILLIONS OF ACRES of land. By 1900 over 15 million acres of land was owned by freed Black Slaves. Sadly over the next few decades that ownership dwindled by over 90 percent due to a variety of factors. So yes it is true that the so-named 40 acres and Mule never materialized but clearly the US Government bent over backwards to help the freed slaves and their kin be independent and successful.
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