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As soon as the Rumford Fair Housing Act went into effect on September 20, 1963, both the law and the State Fair Employment Practices Commission, SFEPC, the agency tasked with enforcing it, came under scrutiny from the California Real Estate Association (CREA) and its local member boards.
The fight for racial equality has been fought on many fronts: education, public transportation, and accommodations. But one of the most contentious and, in many ways, still unresolved is the fight to end racial discrimination in housing.
David Greenberg is a former editor of The New Republic and a current professor of history, journalism, and media studies at Rutgers University.
Ideally situated in the Baldwin Hills with panoramic views of downtown Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Mountains, View Park boasts a distinctive mix of Spanish, colonial, Tudor, and ranch-style homes on palm-lined streets with mild temperatures typically ten degrees cooler than those in the rest of the Los
"Art is humanity’s greatest tool for insight."
![Photo by U.S. Army Signal Corps from Library of Congress [U.S. Army Infantry troops, African American unit, marching northwest of Verdun, France, in World War I]](https://lapl.org./sites/default/files/styles/blog_latest_list_120x90/public/blogs/2024-02/aasoldiers-wwi.jpg?itok=vAEtK4g4 "Photo by U.S. Army Signal Corps from Library of Congress")
World War One broke out in Europe in 1914 following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. The United States remained officially neutral and stayed out of the war for several years.
Music legends don’t start out that way. First, they are children with a love for music and the motivation to learn, even if they face seemingly impossible odds along the way. Below are seven superstars that harnessed their creativity and accomplished their dreams.
In honor of World Poetry Day, I would like to bring attention to, of course, a poet, Margaret Walker but also a sculptor and artist, Elizabeth Catlett, and a book that features the two women’s creative styles—For My People.
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Browse the HistoryMakers digital archive for interviews with fascinating individuals who have made significant contributions to life in the United States.