This month marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 — the Fair Housing Act — which was pushed through a formerly reluctant Congress a week after the ...

Appearing via Web cam from New York City, Manning Marable talked about, among other topics, the focus and vision of the civil rights movement in 1968, the assassination of Dr. King, race riots ...

On April 11, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, granting fair housing options to all regardless of race or religion.

The Civil Rights Act of 1968 — better known as the Fair Housing Act — prohibited discrimination in housing based on race, color, religion and national origin.

April 11, 1968: President Lyndon Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1968, a week after the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (Pictured: Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil ...

While the civil rights movement was woven into my childhood, it took a bit longer for me to become aware of what was then called the women’s liberation movement.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained ...

The Consumer Protection Division of the Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office (CAO) is commemorating the 51st anniversary of the Fair Housing Act of 1968 (also known as the Civil Rights Act of ...

The civil unrest that ensued after King’s assassination pushes a seminal piece of civil rights legislation into law.