- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- The implementation of the fair housing laws: a critical assessment, 1986
- Creator:
- Jones, Gwendolyn
- Date of Original:
- 1986-07-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
dissertations - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- The primary intent of this degree paper is to critically examine the factors that are contributing to the continued existence of discrimination in housing (both in the public and private sectors) in the United States in spite of the practice being declared illegal by the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. This study is significant because in order to achieve genuine integration in this society, Americans must be free to live wherever they choose. If such a condition exists, there will be no need to bus school children across communities in order to achieve integration within schools. The major finding of this study is that discrimination in housing both within the public and private sectors still continues despite the Fair Housing Laws. The tactics that are commonly used to circumvent the Fair Housing Laws are: zoning, restrictive convenants, redlining, scare tactics, placement and waiting lists. In this study, primary data were obtained by utilizing the following data collection techniques: (1) personal interviews (were conducted with Mr. Lawrence Pearl, coordinator of the Title VI Task Force in Washington, D.C., Mr. Joe L. Tucker, Deputy Regional Director of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Mrs. Kathryn Harris of the Metro Fair Housing Services, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia); and (2) a personal on-site visit. The personal on-site visit and interviews provided an opportunity to determine the extent of implementation of Title VI and VIII of the Fair Housing Laws. Secondary data were obtained from pamphlets, books, government documents, and newspaper articles.
Degree type: thesis
Degree name: Master of Public Administration (MPA)
Granting institution: Atlanta University
Department: Department of Public Administration - Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1986_jones_gwendolyn
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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