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Kraemer, 334 U.S. 1 (1948), is a landmark [1] United States Supreme Court case that held that racially restrictive housing covenants (deed restrictions) cannot legally be enforced. The case arose after an African-American family purchased a house in St. Louis that was subject to a restrictive covenant preventing "people of the Negro or ...
The proposed “fair housing” legislation prohibited discrimination in the sale, rental or financing of housing based on race, religion, color or national origin.
Of the 49 public housing units constructed before World War II, 43 projects supported by the Public Works Administration and 236 of 261 projects supported by the U.S. Housing Authority were segregated by race. [20] Anti-discrimination laws passed after World War II led to a reduction in racial segregation for a short period of time, but as ...
A presentation and community discussion this week will look at historic discriminatory housing practices in Boone County. Presented by University of Missouri librarian Rachel Brekhus, the event ...
Missouri v. Jenkins, 515 U.S. 70 (1995), is a case decided by the United States Supreme Court.On June 12, 1995 the Court, in a 5–4 decision, reversed a district court ruling that required the state of Missouri to correct intentional racial discrimination in Kansas City schools by funding salary increases and remedial education programs.
The Kansas Commission on Civil Rights (KCCR), originally known as the Commission on Civil Rights (CCR), was established in 1961 and continued until 1991 for the purpose of preventing unfair and illegal acts of discrimination against persons in Kansas. It consisted of a seven-member, unpaid-volunteer governing and review board, and a staff of ...
Enforcement record mixed. On average it takes five years for source of income anti-discrimination laws to have a real substantive impact, the authors of an October 2022 Urban Institute report found.
Housing discrimination in the United States refers to the historical and current barriers, policies, and biases that prevent equitable access to housing.Housing discrimination became more pronounced after the abolition of slavery in 1865, typically as part of Jim Crow laws that enforced racial segregation.