The Impact of Martin Luther King’s Assassination on Passage of the Fair Housing Act
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Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: New December 2022! Learn how President Johnson moved quickly to pass fair housing legislation in the wake of Martin Luther King, Jr’s assassination.
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Unique Video ID: Civil Rights-101**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- What is student reaction to the timing of the legislation’s passage? Does it affect their assessment of Congress in relation to the legislation? Can they think of other examples where a strong wave of public sentiment for policy change was set in motion by a major incident?
- To learn more about housing discrimination and legislation to rectify it, check out the full program this segment is edited from: Constitution Day The Fair Housing Act Program 1 (Civil Rights-14).
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
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