<span>Almost definitely. The Homestead Act is one of several United States federal laws that gave an applicant freehold title to up to 160 acres (1/4 section, 65 hectares) of undeveloped federal land outside the original 13 colonies. This was an enticement</span>
It advanced the doctrine of "Separate but equal" which supported segregation, Its viewed as one of the worst supreme court rulings in the history of America