In reality, 97% of Black American World War II veterans were not able to use the GI Bill. Both Robert’s and Bessie’s parents also owned homes (though my family isn’t certain how my great ...

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Black WWII veterans who were lucky enough to have gained full access to GI Bill benefits succeeded at building good lives for themselves and their families, said Matthew Delmont, a history ...

OPINION The GI Bill was one of the worst racial injustices of the 20th century. Congress can fix it. Benefits of legislation meant to help all veterans were routinely denied to Black veterans.

Black vets fought overseas but returned home to segregation — which made it harder for them to benefit from the GI Bill. Some in Congress hope to remedy that injustice.

Black WWII veterans who were lucky enough to have gained full access to GI Bill benefits succeeded at building good lives for themselves and their families, said Matthew Delmont, a history ...

T he GI Bill was established in 1944 to help “qualifying Veterans and their family members get money to cover all or some of the costs for school and training,” according to the US Department ...

Black service members had a different kind of experience. The GI Bill’s race-neutral language had filled the 1 million African American veterans with hope that they, too, could take advantage of ...

1944 GI Bill: A clear example of systemic racism for the 1.2M Black veterans who couldn’t benefit WUWM 89.7 FM | By Audrey Nowakowski, Rob Larry Published June 26, 2023 at 11:19 AM CDT ...

“While the original GI Bill ushered in decades of prosperity for post-war America, access to this prosperity was limited for Black World War II veterans who were denied full access to these ...

Black vets fought overseas but returned home to segregation — which made it harder for them to benefit from the GI Bill. Some in Congress hope to remedy that injustice.