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Franklintown: The history of ‘America’s promise of 40 acres and a mule’ on Amelia Island

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. – There’s a story of resilience rooted in the sand and soil of Amelia Island. Long before becoming a postcard destination, it was a promise of refuge for the formerly enslaved and ...
Yahoo

A community founded by ex-slaves, Royal teaches true story of '40 acres and a mule'

WILDWOOD — Those who grew up in or near Sumter County know that Royal is much more than a blink-and-you'll-miss-it town off Interstate 75 and State Road 44. Black homesteaders founded the community of ...

Forty Acres Fresh Market, Chicago’s only Black-owned grocery store, is a new option for fresh food in Austin

Forty Acres Fresh Market in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood is an expansion of Liz Abunaw’s community-focused effort to offer ...
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4 little girls / HBO Home Video ; HBO Original Programming ; an HBO documentary film in association with 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks production ; a Spike Lee Joint ; director ...

Special features: Text features Spike Lee biography, Epilogue; Making of Four little girls [featurette] (29 min.); Web links [requires a DVD-ROM drive and Internet access]. Interviewees, Maxine McNair ...
NPR

There's gentleness and food for thought in an often violent '40 Acres'

The movie thriller 40 ACRES is set in a world of famine, violence and lots of guns. The film also provides "food" for thought. When people talk about family farms being endangered, they usually mean ...