Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, known as the Fair
Housing Act, prohibited discrimination in the sale, rent, and
financing of housing based on race, religion, and national origin.
However, manifold historical and contemporary forces, driven by
both governmental and private actors, have segregated these
protected classes by denying them access to homeownership or
housing options in high-performing neighborhoods. Perspectives on
Fair Housing argues that meaningful government intervention
continues to be required in order to achieve a housing market in
which a person's background does not arbitrarily restrict access.
The essays in this volume address how residential segregation did
not emerge naturally from minority preference but rather how it was
forced through legal, economic, social, and even violent measures.
Contributors examine racial land use and zoning practices in the
early 1900s in cities like Atlanta, Richmond, and Baltimore; the
exclusionary effects of single-family zoning and its entanglement
with racially motivated barriers to obtaining credit; and the
continuing impact of mid-century "redlining" policies and practices
on public and private investment levels in neighborhoods across
American cities today. Perspectives on Fair Housing demonstrates
that discrimination in the housing market results in unequal
minority households that, in aggregate, diminish economic
prosperity across the country. Amended several times to expand the
protected classes to include gender, families with children, and
people with disabilities, the FHA's power relies entirely on its
consistent enforcement and on programs that further its goals.
Perspectives on Fair Housing provides historical, sociological,
economic, and legal perspectives on the critical and continuing
problem of housing discrimination and offers a review of the tools
that, if appropriately supported, can promote racial and economic
equity in America. Contributors: Francesca Russello Ammon, Raphael
Bostic, Devin Michelle Bunten, Camille Zubrinsky Charles, Nestor M.
Davidson, Amy Hillier, Marc H. Morial, Eduardo M. Penalver, Wendell
E. Pritchett, Rand Quinn, Vincent J. Reina, Akira Drake Rodriguez,
Justin P. Steil, Susan M. Wachter.
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