Fair Housing Act: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
Date	April 11, 1968
Location	United States

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Key People

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

president of United States

Brooke meeting with black leaders at City Hall in New Bedford, Mass.

Edward Brooke

United States senator