African American veterans benefit less than others from G.I. Bill.
G.I. Bill aims to help World War II veterans adjust to civilian life by giving them benefits including low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans, and financial support. African Americans do not benefit from nearly as many White Americans. Historian Ira Katznelson argues that "the law was purposely designed to accommodate Jim Crow". Of the 67,000 first mortgages insured by G.I. Bill, less than 100 taken out by non-whites.
In addition, banks and mortgage agents refused loans to blacks, making G.I. The bill is even less effective for blacks. Once they return from war, blacks face discrimination and poverty, representing a barrier to exploit the benefits of G.I. Bill, because labor and direct income are needed at home.
Most universities in the south of the principal refused to accept blacks until the Civil Rights revolution. Segregation is legally mandated in the region. Colleges receiving blacks in the South initially numbered 100. The institutions had lower quality, with 28 of them classified as sub-baccalaureate. Only seven countries offer post-graduate training, while no accredited engineering or doctorate program is available to blacks. These institutions are all smaller than white or non-teregregated universities, often facing resource shortages.
In 1946, only one-fifth of the 100,000 blacks who had signed up for an education allowance were enrolled in college. In addition, black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are under increasing pressure as registration and tense resources force them to repatriate about 20,000 veterans. HBCU has become the poorest college. HBCU resources are even thinner when veteran demands require the expansion of curricula outside the traditional "preaching and teaching" course.
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