What!? A Storytelling Podcast brings you new episodes each week of stories that remind you of what it is to be human.

In this episode, Heather shares a story recorded by the Watt children detailing their experiences as they moved west to homestead land in Colorado under the Homestead Act. 

Homestead Act (1862): https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=31

The Homestead Act: https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/homestead-act

Land and the roods of African-American poverty: https://aeon.co/ideas/land-and-the-roots-of-african-american-poverty

How the Homestead Act Transformed America: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/document-deep-dive-how-the-homestead-act-transformed-america-60005030/

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The music in this episode:

Mermaids by Rafael Krux

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6403-mermaids

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/