We’re celebrating 51 years of the #FairHousingAct. Where you live determines the level of access to job opportunities, quality schools, even clean water. Here’s a look at some of the moments in the fight for fair housing. #51yearshttps://tminstitute.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=53f6f3030af94e609af5b7ea4066f68a …
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(Pre 1960): As more and more Black Americans moved away from the South there was a drastic change in demographics of communities across the U.S. Changing demographics led to federal policies that were designed to keep Black residents separate from white residents.
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(1934): During this era, many cases were brought forth to challenge fair housing practices and in 1934 the Fair Housing Administration (FHA) was founded.
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(1948): Racial covenants were a tool used to keep Black people out of white neighborhoods.
@NAACP_LDF successfully tried Shelley v. Kraemer, overturning the ability to enforce race-restricted contracts.pic.twitter.com/QToL6xE13Z
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(1968): The 60s and 70s were defined by exclusionary zoning and unfair access to municipal services. Congress passed the Civil Rights Act, designed to eliminate discriminatory housing practices.
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(1982): The 1980s were fraught with complications from HUD.
@NAACP_LDF submitted an amicus brief for Havens Realty v. Coleman and in a landmark decision, fair housing groups were able to sue companies and individuals for discrimination.pic.twitter.com/GfU4TEZX7L
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(1991): In Ragin v. The New York Times
@NAACP_LDF successfully sued the NYT for publishing housing ads that only featured white models, suggesting, minorities need not apply.#fairads#RepresentationMatterspic.twitter.com/MOVroMTRJX
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Today the fight continues to ensure #fairhousing. “HUD has a statutory duty and a moral imperative to meaningfully tackle residential segregation that often isolates people of color in pockets of poverty and scarce opportunities.” -- Coty Montaghttps://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/368859-fifty-years-on-hud-abandons-dr-kings-vision-of-integrated-communities …
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