ResistanceApril 11, 1968
The Fair Housing Act
Passed days after King's death, it bans housing discrimination, though redlining's damage endures.
The web
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.