Coming Back from a War, to Different Worlds
When World War II ended, there was a a bill created by the government called the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, or more commonly the G.I. Bill. It was designed to give a number of benefits to soldiers as they came home from the war so that they could start their lives again. The only problem was that the benefits were not handed out the same between Black and White soldiers, and not to the benefit of the Black soldiers. While White soldiers were using the Bill's benefits to buy a house of their choosing and going to essentially any school, the same was not the case for Black soldiers coming home.
DBQs:
- How do you think Black soldiers felt coming back, only to realize they wouldn't get the same things?
- What do you think getting free college meant to people?
- How do you think not getting Home loans affected Black soldiers ability to buy homes?
APA:
Blakemore, E. (2019, June 21). How the GI Bill's Promise Was Denied to a Million Black WWII Veterans. History.com. https://www.history.com/news/gi-bill-black-wwii-veterans-benefits.
Research Starters: The GI Bill: The National WWII Museum: New Orleans. The National WWII Museum | New Orleans. https://www.nationalww2museum.org/students-teachers/student-resources/research-starters/research-starters-gi-bill.
Blakemore, E. (2019, June 21). How the GI Bill's Promise Was Denied to a Million Black WWII Veterans. History.com. https://www.history.com/news/gi-bill-black-wwii-veterans-benefits.
Research Starters: The GI Bill: The National WWII Museum: New Orleans. The National WWII Museum | New Orleans. https://www.nationalww2museum.org/students-teachers/student-resources/research-starters/research-starters-gi-bill.