Fair Housing Act

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Fair Housing Act: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As	Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
Date	April 11, 1968
Location	United States

Topics

Congress of the United States civil rights racism National Association for the Advancement of Colored People U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development G.I. Bill USA PATRIOT Act No Child Left Behind Chinese Exclusion Act Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act Americans with Disabilities Act Defense of Marriage Act Clean Water Act War Powers Act Endangered Species Act

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

American religious leader and civil-rights activist

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

president of United States

Brooke meeting with black leaders at City Hall in New Bedford, Mass.

Edward Brooke

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