General William T. Sherman issued Field Order No.15 in 1865, authorizing the redistribution of 160,000,000 acres of land to newly freed black families in forty-acre plots. This action approved by President Lincoln, was to redress the crimes of slavery. However, the order was rescinded after the assassination of Lincoln & the land returned to the original slave owners.
We, the descendants of the Freedmen, in accordance with both national & international law demand The Obama Administration fulfill the United States obligation to make reparation in an adequate form.
We demand President Obama move swiftly by Executive Orders & Actions to provide:
Restitution of our land.
Various forms of rehabilitation.
Apology & Guarantees of non-repetition.
Compensation for economic disenfranchisement.