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What Is Fair Housing?
In April 1968, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968. The Act was a follow-up to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Act prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin, sex, (and as amended) disability, Read More...
Topics: Litigation, Discrimination
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