Over the past three decades the civil rights movement has succeeded
in increasing equality of opportunity for minority groups in
American society. However, as Metcalf suggests in this volume,
discrimination in the area of housing remains very real and very
critical. For, despite the efforts of legislation like the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 that has led to equality in voting, education,
and employment for members of minority groups, housing
discrimination in various forms remains rampant, with close to two
million incidents of discrimination in housing occurring annually.
In this thought-provoking treatment of housing policies and
practices within the U.S., Metcalf traces the development of
governmental intervention in the housing arena from the passage of
the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865 through the Housing and Community
Development act of 1974. . . . Metcalf proposes that his text be
used as a catalyst to induce the public to act, and in turn, to
influence the courts, administrators, and legislatures at all
governmental levels. A detailed and well-written volume. Choice
Despite legislation designed to eliminate discrimination in
housing, the ghettoization of minorities, especially Blacks, has
become more severe in the past two decades. In this compelling
work, George Metcalf examines the reasons why Title VIII has had so
little effect, and he documents the experience of the individuals
and agencies who have carried the main burden in efforts to achieve
fair housing. He offers excerpts and data drawn from extensive
interviews, as well as careful analyses of twelve landmark
decisions involving violations such as racial steering,
misinformation, harassment, redlining, and exclusionary land
practices.
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