Join the Fair Housing Council of Oregon on Monday, January 18, 2021 for two FREE virtual trainings in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his legacy.
Dr. King played an integral role in the fight for fair housing. In 1965, he co-created the Chicago Freedom Movement, which challenged the systemic discrimination in employment, education, and housing in Chicago. In 1966, the movement negotiated agreements with the Chicago Housing Authority to build public housing in predominately white middle-class neighborhoods, and with Mortgage Bankers Association to stop discriminatory lending practices.
Dr. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968 while he was in Memphis supporting striking sanitation workers. Riots broke out in over 125 cities after his assassination. In order to quell the riots, President Johnson urged speedy approval of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, also known as the Fair Housing Act. On April 11, 1968, Congress passed the Fair Housing Act which prohibits discrimination in housing based on race, color, religion, and national origin.
You can read more about Dr. King's legacy in fair housing here and here.
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A History of Discrimination in Oregon
Monday, January 18, 2021
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Did you know…
- Oregon’s Constitution prevented African Americans & Chinese Americans from owning any real estate and denied African Americans the right to live here?
- Until the 1950s most Oregon hotels, restaurants, theaters, and amusement parks refused to serve African Americans?
- Many cities and towns had “Sundown Laws” which threatened African Americans and Asians to be out of town after sunset?
Explore the ghosts from our history for insights on fair housing challenges today.
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Health, Hate, Housing, and History: Lessons at the Intersection of Our Two Pandemics
Monday, January 18, 2021
5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
This training connects the history of racial exclusion, discrimination, hate, and harassment towards specific communities that have resulted in the disproportionate impact on Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color from our two different current pandemics, highlighting the connections between racial exclusion and segregation with the COVID-19 pandemic and police violence.
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