In January 1865, twenty formerly enslaved Black ministers met with Union General William T. Sherman in Savannah, Georgia. Their vision for freedom shaped Special Field Order No. 15—the origin of the phrase “forty acres and a mule.” This audio story, narrated by Jemar Tisby, revisits that historic conversation and the bold dream of self-determination, land, and dignity that still reverberates through the struggle for justice today.

The Savannah Colloquy and Special Field Order No. 15: The Promise of “40 Acres and a Mule”

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