Before his death, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led the fight to end housing discrimination. Though he did not live to see the Fair Housing Act become law in 1968—50 years ago today—he knew that the path to equality ran through desegregated and non-discriminatory housing policy.
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We must remember the sacrifices made to pass the
#FairHousingAct and redouble our efforts to make the dream of fair housing a reality—and that means holding government accountable if they diverge from their historic mission.Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Been blatantly failing for past 50 years
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Ben Carson has it covered. We don't need any of your "resist" strategies impacting HUD.
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There is no systemic bias, except from democrats.
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We tried
#FairHousingIs50 and it brought about the#GreatRecession. Let's learn from historyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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And, it's still not working. My landlord is a nightmare.
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Fair housing? What a joke. I live in MA and can't find a rental because I don't make over 50K a year. How is that fair, discriminating against the middle class?
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Get off your ass and get a job.
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