It was the first time in history the United States government asked Black Americans, "What do you want?" Their answer resonates to this day.

The 40 Acres and a Mule docudrama and companion booklet, Savannah’s Divine Appointment: The Meeting That Brought Black Americans to a Seat at the Table,  take you back in time to experience the most definitive account of the historic meeting that took place in Savannah on January 12, 1865, just three weeks after enslaved Savannahians had gained their freedom. You will learn:

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• How and why the event happened

• Who were the individuals involved in the meeting

• What were the key questions and responses

• What was the immediate outcome and later aftermath

"A Must for Students of

American History!"

Using circa 1865 contemporaneous documents such as meeting minutes, letters, diaries, journals and newspapers, we have preserved Savannah's historic meeting of 20 Black church leaders with U.S. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and General William T. Sherman on January 12, 1865.

Here is the definitive account of the meeting that brought forth the  "40 Acres and a Mule" land distribution policy. Here is the story of how Savannah, Georgia became ground zero for "positive-good slavery" while at the same time nurturing an independent Black church that prepared its enslaved congregation for freedom. Here is a telling of a series of remarkable and related events that finally receive the attention they so justly deserve.