apr 11, 1968 - Civil Rights Act of 1968

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Summary: provided for equal housing opportunities regardless of race, religion, or national origin and made it illegal to bully (a nicer word than what was happening) anyone into not buying a house because of their race
When: April 11, 1968
People involved: US Congress, signed by by President Lyndon B. Johnson
Where: Washington DC to all of America
Cause: There was a similar act in 1966, but this one created punishments for breaking the rules and enforced it much more effectively
Effect: it became a federal crime to "by force or by threat of force, injure, intimidate, or interfere with anyone … by reason of their race, color, religion, or national origin."

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