| In June 1944,the Roosevelt Administration signed the GI Bill of Rights,a new bill that included education,housing security and employment guidance,in response to the demobilization of post-war veterans during the World War II.After the Truman administration further revised the contents of the Act,the federal government not only successfully solved the problem of demobilizing more than 16 million World War II veterans,but also nurtured a large number of talents through the Act’s education programs,which gave new impetus to the further development of American economy and society after the war.But while the Act has achieved great success,African-American veterans who served during World War II have been in a difficult situation.Although the Act was praised for its fairness and its content was not racially charged,it did not break through the long-standing pattern of racial discrimination in the United States.The education rights provision is considered to be the most far-reaching and fair part of the GI Bill of Rights,but in the process of implementation,there is still discrimination against African-American veterans,and their education rights have suffered a great blow.In the face of this inequality,African-American veterans have actively fought and challenged the racial segregation in higher education through lawsuits and other means to defend their educational rights.The activities of African-American veterans were supported by black civil rights organizations and the federal government,and eventually their educational rights were realized to a certain extent.The efforts of African-American veterans to defend their rights and interests and their achievements not only created more space for their own development,but also radiated their influence to the whole black society through the close community ties among black groups,which had a profound impact on the development of black society and the awakening of black civil rights consciousness in post-war America. |
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