President John F. Kennedy issued Executive Order 11063, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, leasing, or rental of properties owned or operated by the federal government or provided with federal funds. This landmark order was the first major federal action aimed at ending segregation in housing, targeting practices that disproportionately affected African Americans and other minorities. It laid essential groundwork for the Fair Housing Act of 1968.
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