40 Acresand aLieIt’s often thought of as a promise that was never kept. But “40 acres and a mule” was more than that.

It was real.

In “40 Acres and a Lie, ” a three-part podcast series from Reveal and the Center for Public Integrity, we tell the history of an often-misunderstood government program that gave formerly enslaved people land titles, only to take the land back. We explore a reparation that wasn’t – and the wealth gap that remains.

Listen to the trailer now:Coming June 15, from Reveal and the Center for Public Integrity.

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40 Acres and a Lie is a story from Reveal. Reveal is a registered trademark of The Center for Investigative Reporting and is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization.