{"product_id":"forty-acres-and-a-mule-maurice-i-crawford-9798271012310","title":"Forty Acres and a Mule: The Broken Promise","description":"Forty Acres and a Mule: The Broken Promise is a story of freedom offered with one hand and stolen with the other. In the aftermath of the Civil War, formerly enslaved families were promised something tangible: land. Land meant stability, ownership, and a future that could be built and passed down. It was the first real chance at independence after centuries of bondage. For a brief moment, those forty acres symbolized justice.\u003cbr\u003eBut justice never came. President Andrew Johnson reversed the order, returning land to Confederate rebels and forcing Black families off soil they had already begun to cultivate. What could have been the foundation of Black wealth and security was stripped away in a calculated betrayal. The dream of forty acres and a mule was not simply denied; it was stolen.\u003cbr\u003eThis book lays bare how that broken promise set the stage for a cycle of poverty, displacement, and systemic oppression that continues to echo today. It argues that this was not an isolated act of cruelty but the opening chapter in a long pattern of broken contracts between America and its Black citizens.\u003cbr\u003eForty Acres and a Mule: The Broken Promise is not just history; it is an indictment. It forces America to face the debt it has never paid and the future it has yet to repair. And the question lingers: how long can a nation survive when it refuses to honor its own word?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maurice I. Crawford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798271012310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d","brand":"Maurice I. Crawford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48743018266879,"sku":"9798271012310","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/forty-acres-and-a-mule-maurice-i-crawford-9798271012310","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}