Promise

Pass federal fair-housing protections

Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act in 1968, creating a major federal housing-discrimination protection with direct relevance to Black wealth-building and neighborhood access.

President

Lyndon B. Johnson

Status

Delivered

Topic

Housing / Civil Rights

Actions

2

Outcomes

1

Impact Context

Documented outcome directions: Positive.

Promise Text

Johnson urged Congress to pass fair-housing legislation barring racial discrimination in the sale and rental of housing and tied that goal to broader civil-rights enforcement.

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