2023
DOI: 10.1002/aepp.13401
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African Americans and federal land policy: Exploring the Homestead Acts of 1862 and 1866

Andrew Muhammad,
Christopher Sichko,
Tore C. Olsson

Abstract: We examine the history of US land policy, with a focus on the Homestead Acts, underscoring the precarious position of African Americans during the homesteading period. We discuss the historical context and the shifting political landscape of the Civil War and Reconstruction era, providing the context for research on federal land policies and problems of race. Past research is almost entirely outside of the agricultural and applied economics profession. We believe that the applied economics discipline is especi… Show more

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