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Carolyn Maloney: “The purpose of the Fair Housing Act of 1968 was to reverse what Bobby Kennedy described as the insidious effect of…”

On the recordNovember 18, 2013
The purpose of the Fair Housing Act of 1968 was to reverse what Bobby Kennedy described as the insidious effect of racial segregation in housing.
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Carolyn Maloney
Democratic · New York

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Maloney emphasizes the Fair Housing Act's goal to combat racial segregation.

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