Veterans Administration

Levittown Opens as America's First Suburb With Explicit Whites-Only Policy

1947-10-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Levittown, regarded as America’s first modern planned suburb, opens on Long Island to accommodate returning World War II veterans with “Clause 25” in housing agreements explicitly forbidding homes “from being used or occupied by any person other than members of the Caucasian …

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GI Bill Passed with Discriminatory State Implementation Enabling Racial Wealth Gap

1944-06-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

President Roosevelt signs the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act (GI Bill) on June 22, 1944, creating transformative benefits for veterans including education, housing, and unemployment assistance. However, Southern Democrats, led by Mississippi Representative John Rankin, ensure the bill’s …

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