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People were promised 40 acres and a mule. andrew johnson overturned the agreement. instead compensating former slaveholders. reconstruction that period right after the war was ended prematurely in 1877. and throughout the 20th century, black people were denied voting rights through jim crow laws. black veterans were denied full g.i. bill benefits. black homeowners were denied equal housing through something called redlining. and black americans were terrorized. more than 4,400 people were lynched. in 2016 the median black american family net worth was $17,600. that means half of all families h...