Mettler, “‘The Only Good Thing Was the GI Bill’: Effects of the Education and Training Provisions on African American Veterans’ Political Participation”

Dr. Suzanne Mettler, a senior professor of government at Cornell University, and a well-regarded expert on the WWII GI Bill (author of Soldiers to Citizens: The GI Bill and the Making of the Greatest Generation) published this exploration of African American WWII veterans’ usage of the education and training provisions of the GI Bill and the effect on their political participation.