Remarks by Rep. John Conyers (MI) and Rep. Cardiss Collins (IL) on June 22, 1988.
Rep. John Conyers and Rep. Cardiss Collins Urge Passage of the Fair Housing Amendments Act – Congressional Record (1988)
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Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act – Congressional Record (2008)
Floor remarks commemorating the 40th anniversary of the passage of the Fair Housing Act (H. Res. 1095). Speakers include CBC members Reps. John Conyers (MI), Al Green (TX), Maxine Waters (CA), Mel Watt (NC), Barbara Lee (CA), and Sheila Jackson Lee (TX). April 15, 2008
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell on 1955 Housing Act Amendments – Congressional Record (1955)
Remarks by Rep. Adam Clayton Powell (NY) opposing Federal Housing Administration and Veterans'Administration Support of residential segregation through their lending practices. July 29, 1955
NAACP members picket outside Cobo Hall in Detroit (1963)
Members and supporters of the NAACP picket outside of the Open Occupancy Hearing at Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan.
Rep. Maxine Waters with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan (2012)
Rep. Maxine Waters (CA) and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan tour Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NPS) properties in South Los Angeles.
Rep. Elijah Cummings at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Public Hearing on Mortgage Policy (2013)
Left to Right: Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Rep. Elijah Cummings, and CFPB Director Richard Cordray.
Sen. Edward Brooke on Housing Reform Amendments Act of 1971 (1971)
Sen. Edward Brooke's (MA) draft of remarks for the Congressional Record on Housing Reform Amendments Act of 1971.
Reps. Joyce Beatty and Steny Hoyer (2013)
Reps. Joyce Beatty (OH) and Steny Hoyer (MD) prior to discussing housing issues.
Members of the NAACP’s Housing Committee create protest signs in the Detroit Branch office (1962)
Members of the NAACP's Housing Committee make signs for use in future demonstrations against housing discrimination. Detroit, Michigan.
Rep. Maxine Waters with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan (2012)
Rep. Maxine Waters (CA) and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan tour Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NPS) properties in South Los Angeles.
Rep. Elijah Cummings at a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau public hearing (2013)
Rep. Elijah Cummings (MD) speaking at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Public Hearing on Mortgage Policy.
Correspondence between Sen. Edward Brooke and NAACP Director Clarence Mitchell regarding fair housing legislation (1968)
Telegram from NAACP Director Clarence Mitchell to Sen. Edward Brooke (MA) expressing his support of Brooke's work on the Housing Bill. Sen. Brooke's response of appreciation for the message. March 1968