Fair Housing
The federal Fair Housing Act was enacted primarily in response to:
ARising housing costs nationwide
BA history of racial segregation and systematic housing discrimination against minorities, particularly African Americans✓ Correct
CConcerns about foreign buyers in U.S. real estate
DThe housing affordability crisis of the 1960s
Explanation
The Fair Housing Act (Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968) was enacted in the wake of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, addressing the deeply entrenched racial segregation and discrimination in U.S. housing markets.
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