The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign has released an article, “Lofty Rhetoric, Prejudiced Policy: The Story of How the Federal Government Promised – and Undermined – Fair Housing.” The article explores the federal government’s efforts to advance racial equity by describing important housing legislation enacted during the twentieth century, including the “National Housing Act of 1934,” the “Housing Act of 1949,” the “Fair Housing Act,” and the “Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.” The article provides in-depth examinations of these laws and discusses how the laws failed to realize the ideals of equal opportunity. The article also explores legislation that could help make housing more racially just in the coming years. Read the article here.
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