apr 11, 1968 - Civil Rights Act of 1968
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(1) a landmark part of legislation in the United States that provided for equal housing opportunities regardless of race, religion, or national origin and made it 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.
(2)The Act was signed into law during the King assassination riots by President Lyndon B. Johnson
(4)While the Civil Rights Act of 1866 prohibited discrimination in housing, there were no federal enforcement provisions.
(5)The 1968 act expanded on previous acts and prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin, and since 1974, gender; since 1988, the act protects people with disabilities and families with children.
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