The Fair Housing Act of 1968 is a landmark federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability. The Act was passed as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
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The Civil Rights Act of 1968 is a landmark law in the United States signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson during the King assassination riots.