In 1968, Congress passed the Fair Housing Act that made it illegal to discriminate in housing. Gene Demby of NPR’s Code Switch explains why neighborhoods are still so segregated today.

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• Read or listen to: "'The Color Of Law' Details How U.S. Housing Policies Created Segregation" at https://n.pr/2HgqATh

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