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African AMericans today

Spheres on African Americans today
For each of the following spheres, discuss what still needs to be done to promote equality between blacks and whites.

A.) Housing -

Housing was the last major area to be covered by the civil rights legislation. Not that it wasn’t important but because it touches on so much of the American economy and private property rights. President Kenney did put into place an executive order requiring nondiscrimination in federally assisted housing but this only included 7% of the housing market. In 1968, the Federal Fair Housing Law together with a Supreme Court decision , supposedly ended racial discrimination in housing . As stated in Patricia Williams paper “Of Race and Risk” while conducting the purchase of her home over the phone, she appeared on paper to be a good “White” person. Even after the bank spoke to her on the phone, they assumed she was white and indicated this in the last contract. When Ms. Williams sent in the f...

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