Civil Rights Act of 1968

move to the oldest sections of the region. White families, conversely, moved to newer homes in the surrounding neighborhoods. In the year 1950, the Federal Housing Association (FHA) had granted over 40,000 mortgages to white households, but only 364 to non-whites. Even though black homeownership increased dramatically, it still lagged far behind white homeownership (Hillier, 29-30). Redlining, at first, seems financially impractical. By engaging in this procedure, businesses deny themselves the profits to be gained from serving colored clients. In actuality, companies have quite a bit to be gained from discriminatory practices. One of the initial motives for redlining was to keep non-white children out of white schools. After the Civil Rights Act of 1968, this issue actually worsened in Massachusetts’ schools until about 1980 (Horowitz). School segregation was far from the only incentive to redline, though. Lending firms were hesitant to invest money into “declining neighborhoods”- that is, older areas with mostly colored households. White neighborhoods, on the other hand, were far more attractive to lending agencies. Because white people made up a significantly larger percentage of the population than blacks or hispanics do, they had a greater effect on housing demand. When white people wanted to live somewhere, the property value increased. Therefore, it was more beneficial for companies to invest in areas wanted by whites (“Interview with Dalton Conley”). Many different…

Segregation “was achieved by a conjunction of racist attitudes, private behaviors, and institutional practices that disenfranchised blacks from urban housing markets and led to the creation of the ghetto” (Massey and Denton 1993:83). It was a way to constraint African Americans to areas that were far away from those with status, class, and power. Segregation led to discrimination in economic opportunities, housing, and education attain. However, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fair Housing…

can’t live where they want to based on something they have no say in, like the color of their skin or which country they were born in. To put a permanent end to it, we need to ensure that all people are protected under law from housing discrimination based on race, gender, disability, religion, country of origin, sexual orientation, or any characteristic other than how qualified they are to buy or rent the property. Also, the laws that we have put in place like the Fair Housing Act need to be…

Prior to the 1970s, discriminatory lending practices became hidden produces in central cities across the nation. The origins of fair lending litigation can be traced back to a 1976 redlining case in Oakley, Cincinnati. It was not until 1968, when the Fair Housing Act and other federal provisions regarding discrimination became law binding. A precedent regarding the application and interpretation of the anti-discrimination provisions was waiting to be set for local neighborhoods in the United…

Type of group affected According the Nation’s Premier Civil and Human Rights Coalition(2016), housing discrimination affects people of all races, ethnicities, national origins and religions. Women, people with disabilities and families with children may also face barriers to their fair housing rights. For many families, discrimination in housing was brought to the forefront in the 1960s. In the United States before 1968, laws were not established to protect minorities from inequality and…

truth of human equality because it reveals the horror of the injustices they commit” (Brainy Quotes). In Lorraine Hansberry’s play, A Raisin in the Sun, the Younger family lives in South Side Chicago and faces racial discrimination. The entire family experiences different hardships over the years. While reading Hansberry’s drama, the audience can better comprehend the content with the help of sociological and biological criticisms. In Lorraine Hansberry’s play, A Raisin in the Sun, racial…

The civil rights museum is magnificent. I love the fact the museum preserved the outside exactly the way it looked in April, 1968. There were cars parked in front of the motel to give a feel as if we were there on the day of his assassination and a wreath was placed where Dr. King was shot. When we got inside the museum there were posted scenes of slavery from the time it began to the time it ended. The museum was very organized with heavy security. In today’s society, I guess having enough…

Sexual harassment is an important issue in every business; if left unattended it could cost companies millions in damages. In 1980 the Supreme Court ruled that sexual harassment was a violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From 1978 to 1980, sexual harassment cases brought against companies cost them $189 million. This number rose to $267 million from 1985-1987. Damages are just measured only by numbers. Sexual harassment can cause harm to a company's image, reputation, customers, as well…

The response of the government/effectiveness During John F. Kennedy 's appointment as president of the United States, he urged for a civil rights bill to be passed. Therefore, in 1964 the Civil Right Act was passed by President Lyndon Johnson who carried out Kennedy’s plans for a civil rights reform after his assassination. This act ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. The passing of the 1964…

the case of Mr Paul Anthony and Mr Simon Jackson, both defendants would be liable to be found guilty on some grounds of the Theft Act (1968): Mr Anthony would most likely be found guilty for burglary under section 9, as burglary falls under a lot more than entering a building and stealing something. It’s definition being ‘he enters a building or part of a building as a trespasser with intent to commit any such offence, of stealing anything in the building or part of the building in question..”…