Quiz Answers:

Question 1: What was the exact date that the Fair Housing Act passed?

A: April 11, 1968. The passage of the act came seven days after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. which prompted Congress to act in memorial of Dr. King’s legacy and history fighting for fair housing during the Chicago Freedom Movement from 1965 to 1966.

Question 2: What are the six protected classes for which the Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination?

A:
• Race and color
• Religion
• Sex
• National origin
• Familial status
• Disability.

Question 3: Which president signed the Fair Housing Act into law?

A: Signed by then President Lyndon B. Johnson, the Fair Housing Act was passed as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, the follow up to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.

Question 4: True or False:

The Fair Housing Act is of special importance to BRHP as it served as the supporting law in the 1995 Thompson v. HUD case which successfully highlighted Baltimore’s unjust concentrating of African American public housing residents in impoverished, segregated areas of the city.

A: True

The successful Thompson v. HUD case led to the creation of the Baltimore Housing Mobility Program and ultimately BRHP, tying the Fair Housing Act to the core of our mission and identity.