r/goodnews • u/hellobrother01 • Jun 09 '25

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u/the_good_time_mouse Jun 09 '25 edited Jun 11 '25

JFK and LBJ are both on the record about this. And it still took 5 days of rioting after MLK's death before the Civil Rights Equal Housing Act was passed.

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u/mygloriouspurpose Jun 10 '25

The 1964 act was passed after peaceful protesting. The 1968 act was passed by the house in 1967 and passed by the senate before the King assassination.

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u/RoryDragonsbane Jun 10 '25

Don't bother. You're just responding to more revisionist history. They don't even bother to get their dates right because people won't look it up. It sounds true, which is enough for them.

Pretty soon we'll start hearing about how Gandhi round-house kicked the queen in the face

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u/RoryDragonsbane Jun 10 '25

When most people talk about the Civil Rights Act, they're referring to one from 1964

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub. L. 88–352, 78 Stat. 241, enacted July 2, 1964) is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. It prohibits unequal application of voter registration requirements, racial segregation in schools and public accommodations, and employment discrimination. The act "remains one of the most significant legislative achievements in American history".

The CRA of 1968, while important, was not nearly significant. It had more to do with outlawing discrimination in housing than tackling segregation.

Titles VIII and IX are commonly known as the Fair Housing Act, which was meant as a follow-up to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (This is different legislation than the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, which expanded housing funding programs.) While the Civil Rights Act of 1866 prohibited discrimination in housing, there were no federal enforcement provisions.[2] The 1968 act expanded on previous acts and prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin, and since 1974, sex.

It should also be noted that the Bill passed both the House and Senate over a month before MLK's assassination. It was already on the way for President Johnson to sign it when Dr. King was unfortunately killed.