Equal Opportunity in Housing
Summary
Prohibited discrimination in the sale, leasing, or rental of residential property owned or operated by the federal government or financed through federally backed mortgages. A precursor to the Fair Housing Act of 1968.
Topics
Related Executive Orders
Authorizing the Secretary of War to Prescribe Military Areas
Franklin D. Roosevelt — February 19, 1942
Desegregation of the Armed Forces
Harry S. Truman — July 26, 1948
Desegregation of Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas
Dwight D. Eisenhower — September 23, 1957
Establishing the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity
John F. Kennedy — March 6, 1961
Equal Employment Opportunity
Lyndon B. Johnson — September 24, 1965
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