40 Acres and a Lie Part 3
Reveal
The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX
4.7 • 8.7K Ratings
🗓️ 29 June 2024
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
The loss of land for Black Americans started with the government’s betrayal of its 40 acres and a mule promise – and it has continued for decades.
Today, researchers are unearthing the details of Black land loss long after emancipation, and local governments across the country are finally asking: Can we repair a wealth gap for Black Americans that is rooted in slavery? And how?
This week on Reveal, we explore the renewed fight for reparations.
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| 1:07.2 | From the Center for Investigative Reporting in PRX, this is Reveal. |
| 1:12.2 | I'm Al Letson. |
| 1:13.5 | This is the final episode of our three-part series, 40 Acres and a Lie. |
| 1:19.3 | And we're ending on a topic that has come up many times throughout the series, reparations, and the question of what's owed. |
| 1:27.3 | Because that's what 40 acres and mule has come to symbolize an unpaid debt. |
| 1:33.6 | In the iconic film Buck and the Preacher, Ruby Dee tells Sidney Portier this hope for a new start. |
| 1:40.6 | It was all a lie. |
| 1:41.8 | They don't give us nothing. |
| 1:43.3 | Not no 40 acres and no mule. |
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