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when was the last time you caught up on
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your U.S history being aware of current
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fair housing laws is super important but
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it's as equally important to understand
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where these laws came from for example
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the fight for fair housing could not
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have been possible without the enactment
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of the Civil Rights Act of 1866. many
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argue that this act was the first step
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in combating housing discrimination and
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ensuring equal opportunities for all
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Hello everybody it's Zach here from Real
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Estate licensewizard.com today we're
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talking about the Civil Rights Act of
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1866. let's get started the Civil Rights
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Act of 1866 declared that all persons
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born in the United States are created
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equal by the law the Civil Rights bill
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protected the rights of freed slaves
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ensuring they had full and equal
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benefits at the same loss as white
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people African Americans could no longer
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face discrimination because of their
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race color or previous slavery or
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involuntary servitude but to which
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personal freedoms did Black citizens
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finally have access to well most notably
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the Civil Rights Act of 1866 said that
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recently enslaved people had the right
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to one make and enforce contracts to Sue
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and be sued three give evidence to court
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and then four what we're going to be
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talking about primarily is purchase
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lease sell hold and convey real and
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personal property so how did this come
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to you what's the history behind this
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well from 1776 until 1865 the
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enslavement of Africans and African
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Americans was legal in the United States
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while the 13th Amendment eventually
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abolished slavery this dark period
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caused irreparable damage we can still
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see its effects in the Housing Industry
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today when the 13th amendment was
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finally passed in 1865 race issues were
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not immediately fine and dandy black
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citizens were still not considered equal
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under federal law and could not even own
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property it wasn't until Senator limwell
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Trumbull introduced the Civil Rights
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bill in 1866 and the conversation
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started to shift meaningfully although
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President Andrew Johnson vetoed the bill
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Senate in the house voted to override
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him thus the Civil Rights activate 1866
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became law so how does this play into
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real estate well among the many benefits
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of the 1866 Civil Rights Act one of the
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most important was that any person born
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in the U.S could own property regardless
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of the color or race this new law
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greatly impacted the real estate World
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opening the door for conversations about
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fair housing and housing discrimination
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as a result more types of people are not
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able to access fair housing
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opportunities while housing
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discrimination is still not entirely
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eradicated in the U.S the issue is
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statistically much lower than in 1866.
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so where does this act succeed well in
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many ways Civil Rights Act of 1866 was
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revolutionary the national government
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finally recognized African Americans as
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citizens who deserved equal rights no
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longer could African-Americans be forced
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into slavery or involuntary servitude
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instead they could create or enter into
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lawful employment contracts if an
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injustice were to occur against a person
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of color they could sue the offender in
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court and provide their own evidence but
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in terms of real estate specifically the
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ramifications of such an act were
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enormous the decision that former slaves
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could own property was not only a step
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in Racial equality but equality for all
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types of minorities who fair housing
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laws would later protect so where did it
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fall short well unfortunately the
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passage of the Civil Rights bill did not
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immediately ensure peace and equality
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for all sure black citizens could
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finally own property in the United
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States but racial discrimination and
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segregation were still rampant the laws
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created in the Civil Rights Act of 1866
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were also not always adequately enforced
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so housing discrimination was still an
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issue even when black citizens could
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Access housing opportunities many white
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citizens were less than welcoming to
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their new neighbors to make matters
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worse Black citizens were also fighting
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against voter suppression their ability
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to vote for more stringent fair housing
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laws was compromised as they were
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intimidated at polling places and often
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turned away considering all this it's
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safe to say that African Americans
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received only nominal Freedom due to the
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1886 act it's also important to note
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that this act was primarily focused on
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ending discrimination against formerly
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enslaved people in terms of housing
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there were still other groups being
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discriminated against including women
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and other minorities and religions the
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Civil Rights Act of 1866 was
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groundbreaking for its time but it was
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clear that there was still a long way to
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go the good news is that fair housing
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laws have improved dramatically since
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1866 as new regulations have come into
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play and don't worry we'll talk about
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those soon so what do you need to know
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for the real estate exam well for the
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real estate exam it's essential you're
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aware of the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
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remember these laws are what protect
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consumers and create a healthy real
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estate economy and as a real estate
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professional you must follow them you
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may feel like an expert on the subject
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now but there's always more to learn in
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real estate especially fair housing
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we're going to be talking about the
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other fair housing laws on this channel
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very soon so for that click video here
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