Promise
Issue Executive Order 11063 on nondiscrimination in federally assisted housing
Kennedy issued Executive Order 11063, creating a federal administrative housing-rights precursor before the Fair Housing Act and acknowledging that federally assisted housing could not be administered on segregated terms.
President
John F. Kennedy
Status
Delivered
Topic
Housing / Civil Rights / Executive Enforcement
Actions
2
Outcomes
1
Impact Context
Documented outcome directions: Positive.
Promise Text
Kennedy directed federal agencies to prevent racial discrimination in federally assisted housing and tied housing administration more clearly to civil-rights enforcement.
Evidence and Linked Records
Executive Order 11063
Policy • Executive Order
Share This Card
This page is meant to stand on its own. The link is stable and readable out of context.
https://equitystack.org/card/promise/kennedy-executive-order-11063-fair-housing
Sources
No public source links are listed for this card yet.