Do you remember when Kendrick Lamar said “40 acres and a mule this is bigger than the music.” Well, what even is 40 acres and a mule? Let’s get Smarter in Seconds! 40 acres was a major promise set out in Special Field Order 15 issued by Union General William T. Sherman at the end of the Civil War after meetings with Black leaders. It would have allowed Black families to share in the wealth that they generated through forced labor and enslavement. Many families never had access to these 40 acres,