{"product_id":"the-fight-for-fair-housing-9781138682535","title":"The Fight for Fair Housing","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 was passed in a time of turmoil, conflict, and often conflagration in cities across the nation. It took the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to finally secure its passage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Kerner Commission warned in 1968 that \"to continue present policies is to make permanent the division of our country into two societies; one largely Negro and poor, located in the central cities; the other, predominantly white and affluent, located in the suburbs and outlying areas\". The Fair Housing Act was passed with a dual mandate: to end discrimination and to dismantle the segregated living patterns that characterised most cities. \u003ci\u003eThe Fight for Fair Housing\u003c\/i\u003e tells us what happened, why, and what remains to be done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSince the passage of the Fair Housing Act, the many forms of housing discrimination and segregation, and associated consequences, have been documented. At the same time, significant progress has been made in counteracting discrimination and promoting integration. Few suburbs today are all white; many people of colour are moving to the suburbs; and some white families are moving back to the city. Unfortunately, discrimination and segregation persist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fight for Fair Housing\u003c\/i\u003e brings together the nation’s leading fair housing activists and scholars (many of whom are in both camps) to tell the stories that led to the passage of the Fair Housing Act, its consequences, and the implications of the act going forward. Including an afterword by Walter Mondale, this book is intended for everyone concerned with the future of our cities and equal access for all persons to housing and related opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607956472044,"sku":"9781138682535","price":423.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781138682535-the-fight-for-fair-housing.jpg?v=1778180994","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-fight-for-fair-housing-9781138682535","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}