(Karen Brodkin: “How Jews Became White Folks and What That Says about Race in America” page, 44)
- Also known as the 1944 Serviceman’s Readjustment Act
- Arguably the most massive affirmative action program in America history
- Created to develop needed labor force skills and to provide those who had them with a lifestyle that reflected their value to the economy
- Benefits extended to 16 million GIs (of the Korean War as well) included priority in jobs, financial support during the job search, small loans to start businesses, low-interest home loans, and educational benefits (tuition an living expenses).
- Rightly regarded as one of the most revolutionary postwar programs
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