Resources
Learn about the leadership of African-American legislators in the struggle to pass the Fair Housing Act of 1968 and the continuing effort to eradicate discriminatory housing policies and practices.
Video
President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (April 11, 1968) – no audio
“Foreclosure Crisis: Reasons, Repercussions, and Real Solutions,” Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference Townhall at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC (September 25, 2008)
Websites
HUD Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Office Website
Housing and Civil Enforcement Section of the Department of Justice Website
HUD Fair Housing Materials – Downloadable posters, fair housing logos, and free webcasts (multiple languages)
Kerner Commission Report Text – summary of the 1968 National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders Report
Reports
Housing Discrimination against Racial and Ethnic Minorities 2012 (pdf), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (June 2013)
An Estimate of Housing Discrimination against Same-Sex Couples, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (June 2013)