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2023-07-14 22:05 UTC
Drawing from previous tactics used to limit assistance to Black individuals during the New Deal, the Southern Democrats manipulated the drafting of the law to predominantly benefit white Americans.
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@Deglassco@mastodon.social 2023-07-14 22:08
Congressman Rankin successfully pushed for the GI Bill to be administered by individual states rather than the federal government. He even attempted to weaken a provision that entitled all veterans to $20 a week of unemployment compensation for a year, which would have been a significant gain for Black Southerners. 6/ #BlackMastodon #Histodons #History #StillWeRise