DOCSLIB.ORG

The People V. HUD ”: a HUD 50Th Anniversary Timeline of Significant Civil Rights Lawsuits and HUD Fair Housing Advances

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
The People V. HUD ”: a HUD 50Th Anniversary Timeline of Significant Civil Rights Lawsuits and HUD Fair Housing Advances Fifty Years Of “The People v. HUD ”: A HUD 50th Anniversary Timeline of Significant Civil Rights Lawsuits And HUD Fair Housing Advances The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was a child of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty and part of his Great Society plan to eliminate poverty and racial injustice in America. Yet, as HUD’s first Secretary, Robert Weaver, recognized, the agency inherited the racialized politics and policies of its predecessor agencies. In 1968, President Johnson’s new housing agency moved into its “brutalist” architectural-styled headquarters in Washington D.C., only a few months after the Fair Housing Act became law. Since that time, the fate of both the agency and the Fair Housing Act has been intertwined. HUD and its grantees have been sued, and HUD has learned valuable lessons from these cases. HUD has also brought its own fair housing claims against state and local governments and housing providers, often working alongside the same advocates who have brought discrimination and segregation claims against HUD. HUD has benefited enormously from strong civil rights advocacy, and many of HUD’s most important regulatory guidelines have emerged from this advocacy. We offer this selected timeline as a tribute to this ongoing history and, we hope, an inspiration to a new generation of civil rights and tenant activists. Originally developed by PRRAC for HUD's 50th Anniversary in 2015; updated in February 2018 Shelley v. Kraemer (and Hurd v. Hodge): The U.S. Supreme Court holds that courts cannot enforce racially restrictive covenants on real estate. • Franklin Delano Roosevelt First Houses, NYC –1935 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– “Pre HUD” Era ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– – 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 • The Federal • The Federal • • The Veterans • Home Loan • The Housing Loan Agency The National Administration The National Bank Board is Act of 1937 is created. Housing (VA) home Committee established. is passed, Agency (NHA) loan program Against creating the is established. is established. Discrimi- • Congress United States nation in passes the Housing Housing is Emergency Authority. established. The American Housing • Relief and • • Construction Act of 1949 setsT ah eg oAaml erican Housing The Federal Na - The Housing and Act of 1932, of “a decent homAcet aonf d1 9 49 sets a goal tional Mortgage Home Finance creating the a suitabloef l“ivai ndge cent home and Association, or Agency (HHFA) is Reconstruc - environment for every a suitable living Fannie Mae, is established. tion Finance American family”en (vainrodn ment for every chartered by the Corporation authorizes urban renewal). Ameri FHA as a subsidiary (RFC). • can family.” of the RFC. U.S. Senate rejects • The National Hous - the “Bricker-Cain ing Act of 1934 is Amendment,” which passed, establishing would have prohibited the Federal Housing racial segregation in Administration public housing. (FHA). Gautreaux v. Chicago Housing Authority: Black residents of Chicago’s public housing file a lawsuit against the Chicago Housing Authority and HUD, alleging that the defendants Lyndon B. Johnson had intentionally segregated public housing by race. • Pruitt-Igoe (St. Louis) John F. Kennedy Creation –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– “Pre HUD” Era ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– of HUD ––––––––––––––––––– Era of 1965 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 The U.S. Supreme • The Lawyers • January 7, Martin Court decides • Federal courts • New York City • • August 10, the Committee for Luther King, Jr. Brown v. Board of in St. Louis passes first In a speech to the U.S. Housing and • Civil Rights announces the Education May and Detroit municipal Conference of Mayors, Urban Develop - Under Law is Chicago Freedom 17, 1954. strike down open housing future HUD Secretary ment Act established. Movement. public hous - ordinance Weaver calls the HHFA a creates HUD to The Housing Act • ing segrega - (1957). ‘bureaucratic monstrosity’ succeed the • November 3, of 1954 provides • August 28, 1963 tion rules, HHFA . the Model Cities additional the March on following November 20, • Program is funding for the Brown v. President John F. Kennedy Washington for • The Watts Riot Jobs and Free - created. urban renewal. Board of signs Executive Order in Los Angeles dom assembles Education 11063, Equal (August 11- 17). precedent. Opportunity in Housing. over 200,000 • Americans in • June, the Freedom Summer campaign The U.S. Supreme Court decides The Public Housing • Washington D.C. begins. Berman v. Parker , expanding the Administration marks use of eminent domain for urban the completion of the • November 22, • Three civil rights workers – Andrew renewal, and allowing the clear - 500,000th unit of President John F. Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and ing of homes and businesses for public housing. Kennedy is James Chaney – are murdered in development in SW Washington assassinated. Mississippi June 21, by the Ku Klux Klan. DC (including the site of the President Lyndon B. Johnson • future HUD headquarters). creates the Task Force on • July 2, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Urban Affairs and Housing. is passed. • Resident Advisory Board v. Rizzo: Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.: Residents eligible The U.S. Supreme Court holds for low-income that Congress can public housing file a regulate the sale of private lawsuit against the property to limit racial • Shannon v. HUD: White City of Philadel - discrimination under the Civil and Black residents in phia and HUD over Rights Act of 1866. the East Poplar Urban exclusion of low in - • Renewal neighborhood come housing from of Philadelphia sue Shannon v. HUD: a predominantly Hicks v. Weaver: Black HUD, alleging that the The Court of white area of city. residents of Bogalusa, LA file development of public Appeals calls on HUD to assess the a lawsuit against the housing units will • Gautreaux v. Bogalusa Housing Authority increase segregation in racial and socio- economic impact Romney: The Court and HUD, alleging that the their neighborhood. of Appeals finds construction of certain of the location of future HUD liable for public housing units would Era of intentional segrega - perpetuate racial segregation. developments. Secretary • tion of public hous - • ing in Chicago. Robert Wood Secretary Robert C. Weaver (D): 1966–1669 –––––––––––– (D): 1969 ––––––––––– Era of Secretary George C. Romney (R): 1969-1973 –––––––– 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 • Major riots occur in • February 29, the Detroit, Newark, and Kerner Commission • The Open many other cities. Report is issued. Communities initiative is • The National • April 4, Dr. Martin terminated by Advisory Commission Luther King, Jr. is • HUD launches the White House. on Civil Disorders assassinated, and riots “Open Communities” (known as the ensue in scores initiative to expand “Kerner Commis - The Open of American cities. suburban housing • sion”) is established January, in response to opportunities for low Communities • by President John - the Shannon v. HUD • April 11, Title VIII of income families and program uses the son. decision, HUD the Civil Rights Act of promote racial threat of funding publishes site and 1968, known as the integration. termination to Fair Housing Act, bring affordable neighborhood stan - becomes law housing to suburbs dards for public and in Massachusetts, HUD assisted housing. • In September, the new Ohio, and Maryland. November, • HUD office building is President Richard opened (on the site of Nixon removes the SW DC urban George Romney as renewal area - see HUD Secretary. 1954). Young v. Pierce: Black residents in • Hale v. U.S. Department of East Texas file a lawsuit against HUD, Housing and Urban Develop - Clients’ Council v. HUD: • alleging that HUD had knowingly ment: Black residents of • City of Hartford v. Hills: Black residents of Texarkana, AR file created, promoted, and maintained Memphis, Tennessee file a lawsuit against HUD and a lawsuit against the Texarkana racially segregated housing in East lawsuit against HUD and the • Jaimes v. Lucas seven suburban towns Housing Authority and HUD, Texas housing authorities. Housing Authority, challenging Metropolitan challenges failure to plan alleging that the defendants had • refusal to approve housing op - Housing Authority: for inclusion of integrated knowingly supported racially discrim - United States v. Yonkers Board of portunities in white residential Residents in Toledo housing in spending HUD inatory practices in the administra - Education: The United States joins areas. sue the Metropoli - funds. tion of public housing. an NAACP lawsuit against the City tan Housing of Yonkers, the Yonkers Board of • Otero v. New York City Hous - Authority and HUD • Hills v. Gautreaux: The Arthur v. Starrett City: Black • Education and the Yonkers ing Authority : in suit against residents in public housing in for creating and U.S. Supreme Court rules Community Development Agency, NYCHA and HUD, challenging Brooklyn, NY file a lawsuit alleging maintaining racially that HUD can be required alleging that the defendants have a neighborhood preference for that the housing development had segregated public to include both suburban engaged in intentional racial replacement housing in an violated federal and state law by housing. and urban communities in segregation in the administration of urban renewal area, Court of discriminating on the basis of race. a metropolitan remedy. both subsidized public housing Appeals
Load more

Recommended publications
  • EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson Schedule
    Release 4 - HQ-FOI-01268-12 All emails sent by "Richard Windsor" were sent by EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson 01268-EPA-5928 Noah Dubin/DC/USEPA/US To 01/26/2012 06:15 PM cc bcc Richard Windsor Subject 01/30/2012 thru 02/12/2012 Schedule for Lisa P. Jackson *** Do not copy or forward this information *** EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson Schedule 01/26/2012 06:11:57 PM Monday, 1/30/2012 08:45 AM-09:15 AM Daily Briefing Location: Administrator's Office ------------------------------- 09:30 AM-10:30 AM HOLD: WH POST-SOTU Ct: Ryan Robison - 202-564-2856 Location: Administrator's Office ------------------------------- 10:30 AM-11:00 AM Personnel Discussion Ct:Ryan Robison - 202-564-2856 Staff: Diane Thompson, Jose Lozano (OA) Paul Anastas (ORD) Optional: Bob Perciasepe (OA) Location: Administrator's Office ------------------------------- 11:00 AM-09:00 PM Out of Office See EA or Jose Location: NYC ------------------------------- 01:00 PM-02:00 PM FYI: Senior Staff Location: Bullet Room ------------------------------- Tuesday, 1/31/2012 09:30 AM-10:30 AM HOLD: WH POST-SOTU Ct: Ryan Robison - 202-564-2856 Location: Administrator's Office ------------------------------- 10:30 AM-10:45 AM Depart for White House Location: Ariel Rios ------------------------------- 10:45 AM-12:15 PM Cabinet Meeting Ct: Liz Ashwell 564.1008 Full Cabinet Meeting w/ POTUS and VPOTUS Location: Cabinet Room, White House ------------------------------- 12:15 PM-12:30 PM Depart for Ariel Rios Release 4 - HQ-FOI-01268-12 All emails sent by "Richard Windsor" were sent by EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Location: White House ------------------------------- 12:45 PM-12:50 PM Drop-By Meeting with Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission Ct: Earl Comstock - 202-255-0273 **AA DePass will be lead on this meeting, the Administrator will drop by if her schedule permits **This meeting will last from 12:45 to 1:15 -Mr.
    [Show full text]
  • Practice Exam #1
    FALL 2014 PRACTICE EXAM #1 (1) A SmartCode Transect: I. Typically contains seven zones from Rural to Urban II. Is a way of locating and understanding a variety of different types of human settlement within a comprehensive web of natural and human habitats III. Has a historical linkage to Geddes’ Valley Section IV. Has its origins in Howards’ Garden Cities concept (A) I, III (B) I, IV (C) II, III (D) I, II, III, IV The correct answer is (C) The concept of the transect was borrowed from ecology. Patrick Geddes, in his above “Valley Section” of the early 20th century was among the first to proclaim that human settlement should be analyzed in the context of its natural region. To systemize the analysis and coding of traditional patterns, a prototypical American rural-to-urban SmartCode transect has been divided into six Transect Zones, or T-zones (below), for application on zoning maps. SEE: http://www.transect.org/transect.html & http://www.transect.org/natural_img.html (2) Among the leading American "advocate planners" of the late 1960's was? (A) Paul Davidoff. (B) Jane Jacobs. (C) Henry George. (D) T. J. Kent, Jr. The correct answer is “A” Paul Davidoff (1930-1984) founded the Suburban Action Institute in 1969. The institute challenged exclusionary zoning in the courts, winning a notable success in the Mt. Laurel case. This led to the requirement by the state supreme court of New Jersey that communities must supply their "regional fair share" of low-income housing. Davidoff developed the concept of "advocacy planner" where a planner serves a given client group's interests and should do so openly; a planner could develop plans for a particular project and speak for interests of the group or individuals affected by these plans.
    [Show full text]
  • ML Strategies Update Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update
    ML Strategies Update Jason Rosenstock [email protected] ML Strategies, LLC 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Abby Matousek Washington, DC 20004 USA [email protected] 202 296 3622 202 434 7400 fax Follow us on Twitter: @MLSFinRegUpdate www.mlstrategies.com JANUARY 14‚ 2013 Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update Leading the Past Week As was widely anticipated, President Obama announced that he was nominating Jack Lew to succeed Treasury Secretary Geithner. With Lew having already gone through the confirmation process twice before, it is expected that he will sail through. However, it does seem that he has some detractors, and that there could be opposition based more on policy than personality. And of course, there is “serious” concern about how his unique signature would appear on the nation’s currency. The Congressional recess last week didn’t prevent the CFPB from rolling out its much anticipated qualified mortgage, or “QM” standard, which was included as part of a larger “ability to repay rule”. This new rule, along with the continued announcements of additional settlements between lenders and their regulators, the latest one dealing with questionable foreclosure practices, is seen by some as necessary to turn the page on the core causes of the financial crisis. Similarly, in international news, the Basel Committee finalized recommendations for liquidity standards and risk reporting, with the former offering concessions to the industry. Legislative Branch Senate Senate Confirms Berner to Head Office of Financial Research On January 1st, following the release of a hold by Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA), the Senate confirmed Richard Berner to head the Treasury Department’s Office of Financial Research (OFR).
    [Show full text]
  • Finding Aid to the Historymakers ® Video Oral History with the Honorable Alphonso Jackson
    Finding Aid to The HistoryMakers ® Video Oral History with The Honorable Alphonso Jackson Overview of the Collection Repository: The HistoryMakers®1900 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60616 [email protected] www.thehistorymakers.com Creator: Jackson, Alphonso Title: The HistoryMakers® Video Oral History Interview with The Honorable Alphonso Jackson, Dates: August 3, 2007 Bulk Dates: 2007 Physical 6 Betacame SP videocasettes (2:57:27). Description: Abstract: Cabinet appointee The Honorable Alphonso Jackson (1945 - ) served as the nation’s thirteenth United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Jackson was interviewed by The HistoryMakers® on August 3, 2007, in Washington, District of Columbia. This collection is comprised of the original video footage of the interview. Identification: A2007_225 Language: The interview and records are in English. Biographical Note by The HistoryMakers® Cabinet appointee Alphonso Jackson was born on September 9, 1945 in Marshall, Texas to Henrietta and Arthur Jackson and grew up in South Dallas as one of twelve children. Jackson learned the value of education and the importance of strong work ethic from his parents. He attended both Lincoln University in 1965 and A&M Commerce in 1966 on track scholarships before receiving his B.A. degree in political science from Northeast Missouri State University in 1968. In 1973, Jackson received his J.D. degree from Washington University School of Law. Jackson's career began in 1973 as an assistant professor at the University of Missouri, St. Louis. From 1977 through 1981, Jackson became the Director of Public Safety for the City of St. Louis, Missouri. He also served as a director of consultant services for the certified public accounting firm, Laventhol and Horwath in St.
    [Show full text]
  • The Economist/Yougov Poll
    The Economist/YouGov Poll Sample 1500 US Adult citizens Conducted August 3 - 6, 2019 Margin of Error ±2.6% 1. Would you say things in this country today are... Generally headed in the right direction . 35% Off on the wrong track . 54% Notsure ................................................................................10% 2. Have you heard mostly positive or mostly negative news stories about the economy, or have you not heard much news at all about the economy? Mostly positive . .32% Equally positive and negative . 33% Mostly negative . .18% Not heard much news about the economy at all . 16% 3. How serious a problem is unemployment in the U.S.? Very serious . 16% Somewhat serious . 33% A minor problem . 30% Not a problem . 14% Notsure .................................................................................8% 4. How serious a problem is unemployment in your LOCAL community? Very serious . 14% Somewhat serious . 26% A minor problem . 28% Not a problem . 20% Notsure ................................................................................11% 5. For you personally, which of the following do you consider the best measure of how the national economy is doing? The stock market index . 8% The unemployment rate and job reports . .28% The prices of goods and services you buy . 32% Your personal finances . .16% continued on the next page . 1 The Economist/YouGov Poll continued from previous page Don’t know . 16% 6. What is the current unemployment rate in the U.S.? Please tell us the percentage of adults who want to work that are currently unemployed and looking for a job. If you don’t know, please make your best guess. Less than 5% . .40% Between 5% and 6% . 14% Between 6% and 7% .
    [Show full text]
  • Fair Housing Act)
    Civil Rights Movement Rowland Scherman for USIA, Photographer. Courtesy of U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Sections 1 About the Movement 5 Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act) 2 Brown v. Board of Education 6 Teacher Lesson Plans and Resources 3 Civil Rights Act of 1964 4 Voting Rights Act (VRA) ABOUT THE MOVEMENT The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950’s and 1960’s came about out of the need and desire for equality and freedom for African Americans and other people of color. Nearly one hundred years after slavery was abolished, there was widespread 1 / 22 segregation, discrimination, disenfranchisement and racially motivated violence that permeated all personal and structural aspects of life for black people. “Jim Crow” laws at the local and state levels barred African Americans from classrooms and bathrooms, from theaters and train cars, from juries and legislatures. During this period of time, there was a huge surge of activism taking place to reverse this discrimination and injustice. Activists worked together and used non- violent protest and specific acts of targeted civil disobedience, such as the MontgomMontgomMontgomMontgomererereryyyy Bus BusBusBus Bo BoBoBoyyyycottcottcottcott and the Greensboro Woolworth Sit-Ins, in order to bring about change. Much of this organizing and activism took place in the Southern part of the United States; however, people from all over the country—of all races and religions—joined activists to proclaim their support and commitment to freedom and equality. For example, on August 28, 1963, 250,000 Americans came to Washington, D.C. for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
    [Show full text]
  • President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy
    President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy A D V I S O ’ S R T Y N C E O D U I N S C E I R L P O Y N C A F R I N E A I T N C I A L L 2008 Annual Report to the President President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy “ We want people to own assets; we want people to be able to manage their assets. We want people to understand basic financial concepts, and how credit cards work and how credit scores affect you, how you can benefit from a savings account or a bank account. That’s what we want. And this group of citizens has taken the lead, and I really thank them…” “ When we look back at this council…people will say we’re glad that the administration took the action it took because somebody’s life is going to be better as a result of it.” President George W. Bush January 22, 2008 THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY III President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy Members of the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy Charles R. Schwab, Chairman and Founder, The Charles Schwab Corporation, San Francisco, California – Chairman John Hope Bryant, CEO and Founder, Operation HOPE, Los Angeles, California – Vice Chairman Ted Beck, President and CEO, National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE), Greenwood Village, Colorado Ted Daniels, President and CEO, Society for Financial Education and Professional Development, Arlington, Virginia Vice Admiral Cutler Dawson, President and CEO, Navy Federal Credit Union, Vienna, Virginia Dr.
    [Show full text]
  • Community, Identity, and Spatial Politics in San Francisco Public Housing, 1938--2000
    W&M ScholarWorks Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects 2005 "More than shelter": Community, identity, and spatial politics in San Francisco public housing, 1938--2000 Amy L. Howard College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd Part of the American Studies Commons, Public Policy Commons, United States History Commons, Urban, Community and Regional Planning Commons, and the Urban Studies and Planning Commons Recommended Citation Howard, Amy L., ""More than shelter": Community, identity, and spatial politics in San Francisco public housing, 1938--2000" (2005). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. Paper 1539623466. https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21220/s2-7ze6-hz66 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects at W&M ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects by an authorized administrator of W&M ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. NOTE TO USERS This reproduction is the best copy available. ® UMI Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Reproduced with with permission permission of the of copyright the copyright owner. Furtherowner. reproduction Further reproduction prohibited without prohibited permission. without permission. “MORE THAN SHELTER”: Community, Identity, and Spatial Politics in San Francisco Public Housing, 1938-2000 A Dissertation Presented to The Faculty of the American Studies Program The College of William and Mary in Virginia In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy by Amy Lynne Howard 2005 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner.
    [Show full text]
  • Report on Eric Dreiband: Nominee for Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division
    REPORT ON ERIC DREIBAND: NOMINEE FOR ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION July 2017 ABOUT THE LAWYERS’ COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW The principal mission of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is to secure equal justice for all through the rule of law, targeting in particular the inequities confronting African Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities. The Lawyers’ Committee is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, formed in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy to enlist the private bar’s leadership and resources in combating racial discrimination and the resulting inequality of opportunity – work that continues to be vital today. Among its major areas of work are Educational Opportunities, Fair Housing & Community Development, Voting Rights, Criminal Justice and Economic Justice. Since its inception, the Lawyers’ Committee has been committed to vigorous civil rights enforcement, the pursuit of equal justice under law, and fidelity to the rule of law. ABOUT THE “WHERE IS JUSTICE” REPORT SERIES For 60 years, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has stood at the forefront of efforts to protect and safeguard the civil rights of African American, Latino and other minority communities. As the Division prepares to mark its 60th anniversary, it is important to closely examine the current downward trajectory of civil rights enforcement under United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Oversight from the public and civil rights groups will also be key in exposing actions taken by the Justice Department that jeopardize federal civil rights enforcement. Thus, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is launching a new series of reports entitled “Where Is Justice” to review actions taken by the Justice Department, and to shine a spotlight on key civil rights matters that are being abused or ignored by this administration and Attorney General Sessions.
    [Show full text]
  • I Have a Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr. Handbook of Activities
    DOCUMENT RESUME ED 299 190 SO 019 326 AUTHOR Duff, Ogle Burks, Ed.; Bowman, Suzanne H., Ed. TITLE I Have a Dream. Martin Luther King, Jr. Handbook of Activities. INSTITUTION Pittsburgh Univ., Pa. Race Desegregation Assistance Center. SPONS AGENCY Department of Education, Washington, DC. PUB DATE Sep 87 CONTRACT 600840 NOTE 485p. PUB TYPE Guides Classroom Use Materials (For Learner) (051) Guides - Classroom Use Guides (For Teachers) (052) EDRS PRICE MF02/PC20 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Art Activities; Black Achievement; Black Leadership; Class Activities; Curriculum Guides; Elementary Secondary Education; *English Curriculum; Instructional Materials; *Language Arts; Learning Modules; Lesson Plans; Library Skills; *Music Activities; Resource Units; *Social Studies; Songs; Speeches; *Teacher Developed Materials; Teaching Guides IDENTIFIERS *Kind (Martin Luther Jr) ABSTRACT This handbook is designed by teachers for teachers to share ideas and activities for celebrating the Martin Luther King holiday, as well as to teach students about other famous black leaders throughout the school year. The lesson plans and activities are presented for use in K-12 classrooms. Each lesson plan has a designated subject area, goals, behavioral objectives, materials and resources, suggested activities, and an evaluation. Many plans include student-related materials such as puzzles, songs, supplementary readings, program suggestions, and tests items. There is a separate section of general suggestions and projects for additional activities. The appendices include related materials drawn from other sources, a list of contributing school districts, and a list of contributors by grade level. (DJC) *********************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * *******************************************************************x*** [ MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
    [Show full text]
  • We Are Here Today Because We Are Tired
    "We are here today because we are tired. We are tired of paying more for less. We are tired of living in rat-infested slums... We are tired of having to pay a median rent of $97 a month in Lawndale for four rooms while whites living in South Deering pay $73 a month for five rooms. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to open the doors of opportunity to all of God's children." Dr. King, 1966, Chicago Solider Field Stadium as part of the Chicago Open Housing Movement Team HOC, I hope 2016 is off to a fantastic start! As you enjoy your day off or day of service in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I want to take the opportunity to acknowledge Dr. King’s housing work and legacy. Dr. King was among the most notable spokesmen for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement. His work in the movement successfully protested racial discrimination and ultimately led to monumental changes in federal and state laws. Many called for establishing a federal holiday in Dr. King’s honor almost immediately following his 1968 assassination. President Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed in 1986 (three years later). It took 32 years for the holiday to be observed in all 50 states, which didn't occur until 2000. One of Dr. King's least acknowledged accomplishments is Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, more commonly known as the Fair Housing Act.
    [Show full text]
  • Case 1:12-Cv-07667-VEC-GWG Document 133 Filed 06/27/14 Page 1 of 120
    Case 1:12-cv-07667-VEC-GWG Document 133 Filed 06/27/14 Page 1 of 120 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ) BEVERLY ADKINS, CHARMAINE WILLIAMS, ) REBECCA PETTWAY, RUBBIE McCOY, ) WILLIAM YOUNG, on behalf of themselves and all ) others similarly situated, and MICHIGAN LEGAL ) SERVICES, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) Case No. 1:12-cv-7667-VEC ) v. ) EXPERT REPORT OF ) THOMAS J. SUGRUE MORGAN STANLEY, MORGAN STANLEY & ) IN SUPPORT OF CO. LLC, MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I ) CLASS INC., MORGAN STANLEY MORTGAGE ) CERTIFICATION CAPITAL INC., and MORGAN STANLEY ) MORTGAGE CAPITAL HOLDINGS LLC, ) ) Defendants. ) ) 1 Case 1:12-cv-07667-VEC-GWG Document 133 Filed 06/27/14 Page 2 of 120 Table of Contents I. STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS ................................................................................... 3 II. OVERVIEW OF FINDINGS ................................................................................................... 5 III. SCOPE OF THE REPORT .................................................................................................... 6 1. Chronological scope ............................................................................................................................ 6 2. Geographical scope ............................................................................................................................. 7 IV. RACE AND HOUSING MARKETS IN METROPOLITAN DETROIT ........................... 7 1. Historical overview ............................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]