How often do we talk about Martin Luther King Jr.’s fight for housing—not just his speeches, but the work that spawned the Fair Housing Act in 1968?
Beyond “I Have a Dream,”Martin Luther King Jr. was deeply involved in the Chicago Open Housing Movement, confronting segregation, redlining, and discriminatory housing practices head-on. He understood that civil rights without economic and housing justice were incomplete, because where people live determines access to schools, jobs, safety, and generational wealth. That work directly shaped the momentum behind the Fair Housing Act, passed just days after his assassination in 1968.
In this episode of insideABODE, Dave takes a look at an excerpt of one of King’s speeches centered on housing, and compares them to the National Association of Realtor’s data around race and home ownership.
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