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1968 - 2018 Fifty years Later - Our Journey Continues
"Now, with this bill, the voice of justice speaks again.
It proclaims that fair housing for all, all human beings, who live in this country,is now a part of the American way of life" President Lyndon B. Johnson
On April 11, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Fair Housing Bill into law, after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The assassination triggered violence throughout the nation. Due to lack of support, the bill sat in the senate from 1966-1968, it lacked the support of the majority in Congress. President Johnson used the tragedy that affected the nation, to get a speedy Congressional approval one week after the assassination. Dr. King's name and presence at marches in Chicago for open housing, was the incentive to naming the law in his honor.
The Virginia /Fair Housing Office (VFHO) and Housing Opportunities Made Equal will co-host this event to commemorate this important milestone. A few highlights of the event includes:
*The History of the Journey to Fair Housing
*The Impact of the Fair Housing Law Over 50 years
*The Future of the Fair Housing Law
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LocationThe Virginnia Science Museum (View)
250 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23220
United States
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