It was 42 years ago today when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968 into law. Title VIII, commonly known as the Fair Housing Act (FHA), has since enjoyed the distinction of being the primary vehicle through which to seek redress for harm suffered as a result of housing discrimination violations across the United States.
Decades later, it can feel easy to take the FHA and its discrimination bans for granted. But the FHA went on the books at the peak of a turbulent period in American history, and the path toward adopting comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation in the housing arena was a hard-fought battle that involved several generations.
Remember this historic day and its origins by taking a moment to read a "History of Fair Housing," courtesy of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Return tomorrow for the twelfth part of this special "Fair Housing Month" feature at Fairhousingblog.com.
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