The GI Bill of Rights

[@thelmamccoy4917]

My Dad fought in WWII; he was not able to use his GI Benefit until the mid 70's. Even then, we were swindled out of everything. My mother was devested and died in the projects. My Dad talked about that until he passed. He would be 96yrs young if he was still here. Thank you, Dr. Gates. ❤️‍🔥💖❤

[@coiledbydesign1270]

Wow. Thank you for sharing that and I'm sorry that was done to your family. It simply should not have happened.

[@donaldlyons180]

We are the most patriotic, 13% Of the population yet we account for 20% of arm service members

[@endyablack4963]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 look forward to these

[@jacobherring7736]

Stopped by on Memorial Day to remember those who fought hard to serve and were yet excluded and even tormented upon their return.

[@saramichelewilson]

Fabulous. Using this in my Jazz history class!

[@ShutterSpeedGaming]

The S.3257 - Sgt. Isaac Woodard, Jr. and Sgt. Joseph H. Maddox GI Bill Restoration Act of 2023 will help address this great injustice to our Black American (American Freedmen) WWII veterans and their families. I am a veteran working to help it get passed. Hopefully it gets passed and I don’t look back on this video 10 years from now without it being passed already.

[@sweepyourspeech8350]

I was brought here from a discussion on another channel they said the GI bill was not a subsidy... Walks like a duck to me...

[@cahivx]

That’s fucked up

[@aweba25]

Unfortunately, in today's society, Black American participate in shutting Black Americans out of the benefits of the GI Bill. This is especially the case in majority Black American cities, like Montgomery AL.

[@VincentJones-l3j]

Shame on this country

[@jmonahan1]

Thats a sad misrepresentation of the facts. A higher percentage of black veterans received GI benefits than did white veterans - 49% to 42%. A higher percent of blacks received educational benefits - even in the south. And a higher percent surveyed stated the benefits they received were "life changing". There were over 100 educational action institutions for blacks in the south, while fewer than 18% of blacks had even a high school education. So understandably many of the available opportunities were appropriately in trade schools. Even high school educations were made available to meet the actual need of blacks for appropriate education. Housing at that time in America was in a state o =f crisis with demand far outstripping supply. That plays a large part, along with the fact that few blacks had the education that allowed for the kind of jobs that would have qualified them for home loans. The GI Bill was not inherently discriminatory, and had a great many benefits that a great many blacks took advantage of. Please stop telling these misleading myths that hut us all. The whole truth will help us work together to find solutions. These half truths will just make everything worse.

[@dirteater63]

Nice try attempting to put a positive spin on Jim Crow. You know what made things worse? The continuation of the systemic racial hatred, and segregation towards those returning vets, the intentional exclusion from the American dream, opportunities, and benefits of which created a negative ripple effect for the country as a whole in the coming decades.

[@mikejall3644]

Stop the B/S I was there

[@jmonahan1]

@@mikejall3644 The definitive research on this topic will prove you wrong. "From Soldiers to Citizens" by Mettler. Oxford Press.

[@JustT725]

Okay I am a conservative and I generally think the racist America story is overplayed. However, i didn't know anything about this G.I. bill issue. I have to admit, it makes me very sad.

[@melaninfuture]

Why would you believe it? We see no reason for you to accept it. Collectively, black people see it and feel it, and that’s enough for us. #Blaxit.

[@CoolGirl-wf7nt]

Sad to say there are 1 million other examples of the same type of behavior so you may not be surprise that many people don’t feel like there’s anything good to conserve

[@Demthorshie]

Stop believing everything you hear and actually read some books and do research. Black Americans didn't end up in the state we're in by accident and it was not self-induced. I come from a line of hard workers and high achievers. My family could have gone so much farther than they had if not for all of the obstacles and road blocks thrown in our way. It just breaks my heart.

[@mikeakabigpimp]

He said he makes him sad, y’all get off his dick