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Joseph P. Kennedy III: A GI Bill that denied 1.2 million black veterans the same benefits that lifted up millions of white veterans who fought…

On the recordNovember 13, 2019
A GI Bill that denied 1.2 million black veterans the same benefits that lifted up millions of white veterans who fought shoulder-to-shoulder on the same battlefields.
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Joseph P. Kennedy III
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Points out racial disparities in benefits provided to veterans.

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