ResistanceApril 11, 1968
The Fair Housing Act
Passed days after King's death, it bans housing discrimination — though redlining's damage endures.
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Connections to other moments, systems, and investigations — the links rarely drawn together.
- led to (incoming)·EventDr. King assassinated
Congress passed the long-stalled Fair Housing Act days after King's assassination.
- responded to·ThreadRedlining & Housing Discrimination
The 1968 Fair Housing Act was a direct, if incomplete, answer to decades of redlining and housing discrimination.
- led to (incoming)·EventThe Chicago Freedom Movement
The northern open-housing fight helped produce the 1968 Fair Housing Act.
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led to
Dr. King assassinated
Congress passed the long-stalled Fair Housing Act days after King's assassination.
responded to
Redlining & Housing Discrimination
The 1968 Fair Housing Act was a direct, if incomplete, answer to decades of redlining and housing discrimination.
led to
The Chicago Freedom Movement
The northern open-housing fight helped produce the 1968 Fair Housing Act.