The GI Bill Gave 8 Million Loans—Only 2 Went To Black Vets In Mississippi In 1949, Eugene Burnett—a World War II veteran with his GI Bill in hand—walked into a Levittown sales office ready to buy a home. He was told: "This neighborhood is not open to Black residents." This wasn't an isolated incident. Between 1944 and 1956, according to VA records, 8 million veterans received GI Bill home loans. In Mississippi alone, 3,229 loans were issued—only 2 went to Black veterans. Historian Ira Katznelson
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