Instructional Video1:37
Wonderscape

40 Acres and a Mule: A Broken Promise of Reparations

K - 5th
This video explores the history behind General Sherman's Field Order Number 15, commonly known as "40 Acres and a Mule," which aimed to provide land to newly freed enslaved people. Learn about the promise of land redistribution, its...
Instructional Video
A&E Television

History.com: Sherman's March

9th - 10th
Watch an animated version of General Sherman's March through the South during the Civil War in 1864 and 1865. Click on the boxes to get more information. [3:27]