Land, even at low post-war prices, was hard for African Americans to get. [80] At the same time, with the wealth of the South, the fruit of centuries of forced labor, blacks are claiming property throughout the country on the basis of fair reparations. [81] Politically, redistribution was supported by radical Republicans. [82] But against any subsidy to blacks were Southern Democrats, with a White House that had pledged to “restore.” [83] [84] Faced with national divisions, reform efforts have been diverse, but short-lived. We regulate land rights, return the country to the communities and families who took it, and thus ensure the restitution required by our Constitution. An equally important economic objective is to promote optimal farms. .