An Agrarian Republic: Farming, Antislavery Politics, and Nature Parks in the Civil War Era by Adam Wesley Dean

Kindell, Alexandra

doi:10.1353/cwe.2016.0033

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“…Nonetheless, there was a firm commitment to exclude African Americans from the program. At the time, northern Republicans might have been against slavery, but they were hardly pro‐Black and had little interest in sharing western lands with people of African descent (Dean, 2015).…”

Section: Political Economy Of Federal Land Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, this stalemate was resolved when southern states seceded from the Union, giving the Republican Party control over national policymaking. Consequently, Republicans enacted multiple bills in the initial years of the Civil War: the establishment of the US Department of Agriculture, the creation of the land‐grant college system, charting a transcontinental railroad, and the Homestead Act (Dean, 2015).…”

Section: Political Economy Of Federal Land Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

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African Americans and federal land policy: Exploring the Homestead Acts of 1862 and 1866

Muhammad,

Sichko,

Olsson

2023

Applied Eco Perspectives Pol

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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 especially suited for empirically examining the influence of federal land policies on past and present disparities and racial makeup of American agriculture.

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Section: Political Economy Of Federal Land Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Political Economy Of Federal Land Policymentioning

confidence: 99%