Forty Acres and a Mule: The Freedmen's Bureau and Black Land Ownership

First published in 1978, Claude F. Oubre's Forty Acres and a Mule has since become a definitive study in the history of American Reconstruction. Drawing on a vast collection of government records and newspapers, Oubre examines what he sees as the crucial question of Reconstruction: Why were the far majority of freed slaves denied the opportunity to own land during the Reconstruction era, leaving them vulnerable to a persecution that strongly resembled slavery? Oubre recounts the struggle of black families to acquire land and how the U.S. government agency Freedmen's Bureau both served and obstructed them. This groundbreaking book offers an indispensable resource for anyone eager to understand the evolution of slavery studies.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Oubre, Claude F.
Published: 06/13/2012
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
ISBN: 9780807144732
Pages: 212
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d