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LAS14

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9. Thanks! nt

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Sun Mar 12, 2023, 05:17 PM

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Was anyone else as late as we were in learning that... [View all] LAS14 Mar 2023 OP

Did MOMFUDSKI Mar 2023 #1

Multiple parts of the New Deal discriminated against blacks as well Celerity Mar 2023 #2

And many would prefer to bury that sordid racist history malaise Mar 2023 #3

Aye, so it can be reintroduced. Mister Ed Mar 2023 #35

Over these years more than a few of them have promoted the view that slaves were happy singing folks malaise Mar 2023 #38

That's stunning, and I hadn't known it. Mister Ed Mar 2023 #40

You DUers educate me daily malaise Mar 2023 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author malaise Mar 2023 #5

G.I. Bill wiki Tetrachloride Mar 2023 #4

Here's a discussion in Snopes. It was not the GI Bill, itself, it was racism, Silent Type Mar 2023 #6

Thanks! nt LAS14 Mar 2023 #9

Nope never knew that. nt doc03 Mar 2023 #7

Please see my edit to the OP. nt LAS14 Mar 2023 #8

That sounds suspiciously like critical race theory EYESORE 9001 Mar 2023 #10

Did you see the update to my OP? Just wondering... LAS14 Mar 2023 #19

I was a feeble attempt at humor EYESORE 9001 Mar 2023 #23

IINM Blacks got the GI but not the benefit from it like houses and education uponit7771 Mar 2023 #11

To Herr DeSantis, gov. of FL, this is WOKE and must be eliminated in all schools and RKP5637 Mar 2023 #12

Redlining Johnny2X2X Mar 2023 #13

Parts of the Government DID wilfully racially discriminate as official policy (at your own link) in Celerity Mar 2023 #14

It started w Wilson IbogaProject Mar 2023 #24

I was taught it in high school in the 70's mgardener Mar 2023 #15

Specific exclusion, or Retrograde Mar 2023 #16

Rec. Important post and thread of comments. JudyM Mar 2023 #17

And now gentrification has destroyed a lot of small black communities. PurgedVoter Mar 2023 #18

my favorite outrage re: veterans Hamlette Mar 2023 #20

one more outrage re: gays Hamlette Mar 2023 #21

The GI bill was effectively neutral but was applied under existing discriminatory laws and practices Ford_Prefect Mar 2023 #22

This happened moniss Mar 2023 #25

Only after civil rights days, during my time teaching in 98% Black high schools, did I learn this. ancianita Mar 2023 #26

Disgraceful! calimary Mar 2023 #27

*raises hand* ShazzieB Mar 2023 #28

I thought everyone knew this. Did you also know that Social Security originally excluded LoisB Mar 2023 #29

75% of agriculture workers in 1930s were white Kaleva Mar 2023 #30

Please forgive my poorly worded statement. I should have said that the majority of Black people LoisB Mar 2023 #31

Thanks for the clarification! I agree with the point you are making. Kaleva Mar 2023 #34

Thank you. Sometimes I tend to think others always know what I mean. Thank you for pointing LoisB Mar 2023 #36

Another example of historic racism. I did not know that. Really sucks after you served. Evolve Dammit Mar 2023 #32

I only learned about it because I did a course on urban planning and policy ethics. meadowlander Mar 2023 #33

My Dad was in a specialized training program in world war 2 for African Americans who scored kimbutgar Mar 2023 #37

I knew about Red Lining by banks that would keep blacks and other minorities from getting bank loans TigressDem Mar 2023 #39