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Happy Memorial Day to all the veterans, including the ones in my family!
Special shout out to Black veterans who were systemically discriminated against, locked out of promised opportunities from the G.I. Bill and routinely dishonorably discharged for no reason. Love to y’all
Special shout out to Black veterans who were systemically discriminated against, locked out of promised opportunities from the G.I. Bill and routinely dishonorably discharged for no reason. Love to y’all
Celebrating by rereading a bit about the racist atrocities our veterans faced. https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/nelson-henry-army-blue-discharge-military-discharge-petition-20190503.html
“[The G.I. Bill] was structured in a way that ultimately shut doors for the 1.2 million black veterans who had bravely served their country during World War II.” https://www.history.com/news/gi-bill-black-wwii-veterans-benefits
Hellooo modern day wealth inequality!
”In the 1940s and 50s, the federal government embarked on a racially explicit program to move white working class families out of urban areas, into single family homes in all white suburbs.” https://billypenn.com/2020/04/18/stimulus-could-heighten-racial-economic-inequality-historians-warn/
”In the 1940s and 50s, the federal government embarked on a racially explicit program to move white working class families out of urban areas, into single family homes in all white suburbs.” https://billypenn.com/2020/04/18/stimulus-could-heighten-racial-economic-inequality-historians-warn/
In conclusion, I’m gonna watch “Dead Presidents” today.
