40 Acres and a Lie: Part 1

Patricia Bailey's house, high among the trees in lush Edisto Island, sits on land that was passed down by her great-great-grandfather. He was one of more than 1,200 freedmen granted 40 acres land by General Sherman's Field Orders, no. 15 – who then saw that land taken away. None of the land Bailey lives on today is part of his original 40 acres. Instead, her family’s wealth is built on her ancestor’s determination to get and keep land of his own, after losing what he thought he had gained.