Kentucky Commission on Human Rights
Fair Housing Activity and Coloring Book
Good Neighbors Come In All ColorsName: __________________________
WHAT DOES FAIRHOUSING MEAN?
Fair housing means your family is free to choose where you live! Fair housing laws make it against the law for anyone to discriminate against your family in selling you a house or renting you an apartment on the basis of your race, color, religion, gender, disability, family status (families with children under 18), or national origin.
Task: Color this home, which welcomes you with open arms!
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WHAT IS DISCRIMINATIONIN HOUSING?
DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING is when someone tells your family they can’t rent the apartment or buy the house because they have children.
Task: These children want to live in a happy home and a welcoming coummunity.
Color them!
WHAT IS DISCRIMINATIONIN HOUSING?
DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING is when people are treated differently because of something they can’t change. One example of something you can’t change is the color of your skin.
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Another example of something you can’t change is your national origin, which means the country you were born in.
Task: Color the people in a way that shows the different colors and races around the world.
WHAT IS DISCRIMINATIONIN HOUSING?
DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING is when a person with a disability can’t get into an apartment because of things like steps or steep slopes.
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WHAT IS DISCRIMINATIONIN HOUSING?
DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING is when someone who has a disability isn’t allowed to rent an apartment because they have an emotional support or service animal.
5Task: Color Patty the service dog.
This 1967 photo is of a march, led by Rev. Leo Lesser and Rev. James A. Crumlin, Esq. (holding the open housing sign - a former chair of the Kentucky Human Rights Commission and state president of the NAACP in Kentucky). The marchers were leaving Emmanuel Baptist Church on Broadway in Louisville. They were protesting because the right to choose the area in which they wanted to live was denied to Black families for many years.
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HOW DID WE ACHIEVE FAIR HOUSING
HOW DID WE ACHIEVE FAIR HOUSINGThe next year, Congress passed the Fair Housing Act, saying that discrimination in housing is against the law. President Lyndon Johnson signed the bill into law on April 11, 1968.
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Senator Edward William Brooke III was the first African American elected to the Senate since the Reconstruc-tion Era. His election in 1966 ended an 85-year absence of African-American Senators. Brooke was the first black politician from Massachusetts to serve in Congress. Working with Democratic Senator Walter Mondale of Minnesota, Brooke succeeded in attaching an anti-discrimination amendment to the ground breaking Civil Rights Act of 1968. Title VIII of the legislation included provisions to combat racial discrimination in housing.
U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale served as the 42nd Vice President of the United States (1977–1981) under President Jimmy Carter, and as a United States Senator from Minnesota (1964–1976). While serving as Senator from Minnesota, he worked to pass Civil Rights legislation combatting racial discrimination in housing.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall was the first African American member of the U.S. Supreme Court. He served on the court from 1967 until he retired in 1991. Early in his career Marshall worked as a lawyer for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Throughout his life, Marshall used the law to promote civil rights and social justice.
Place a circle around the following people in this picture
Answers on page 22
I ’M FREE TO CHOO SE WHERE I LIVE!
8Welcome
I ’M FREE TO CHOO SE WHERE I LIVE!
9Welcome
Task: Color the people who live
and visit this multi-cultural housing
complex.
Many people who live in Kentucky moved here from another country. These flags represent just a few of these countries. Color in the flags.
Columbia
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China
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GOOD NEIGHBORS C OME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD!
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Mexico
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United States
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GOOD NEIGHBORS C OME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD!
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Germany
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STOPDISCRIM-INATION
Welcome To The Community
Opportunity
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Don’t let discrimination come between you and where you want to live.
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Opportunity
Respect
Honor
Unity
Pride
Caring
Trust
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Task: Color the path with your favorite colors.
Diverse Ne ighbo rhoods Promoteunderstand ing , respect AND
best of all , fr iendsh ip !
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Can you spot the differences? Find 8 differences between these photos. Answers on page 22.
Diverse Ne ighbo rhoods Promoteunderstand ing , respect AND
best of all , fr iendsh ip !
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DRAW THE PLACE WHERE YOU LIVE
One thing I like about where I live is ________________________________________________________________________________________________.
One thing I like about my neighbors is________________________________________________________________________________________________.
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One thing I like about my neighborhood is _________________________________________________________________________________________________.
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Suzy Post
There are thousands of pe ople who have worked on getting fair hous ing for everyone.
Here are just a few of those people.
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In 1954, many people refused to sell their homes to black families. So this woman and her husband bought a home in an all-white neighborhood in Louisville and resold it to a black family.
He was from Louisville, Kentucky. He led demonstrations in Louisville in the 60s and 70s to promote fair housing. Hint: he’s leading a march on page 6 of this book!
Born in Springfield, Kentucky, she was a state senator for 21 years. She introduced statewide fair housing legislation in Kentucky.
She has been a social justice advocate since the 1950s when the Civil Rights Movement was first organized in Louisville. She was the founding Director of the Metropolitan Housing Coalition (MHC) where she organized a Fair Housing Committee to monitor local compliance with fair housing law. In 2007 she was inducted into the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights Hall of Fame.
Georgia Powers
Anne Braden
ReverendLeo Lesser
Draw a line matching each person with their description. Answers on page 22.
Lyndon Johnson
There are thousands of pe ople who have worked on getting fair hous ing for everyone.
Here are just a few of those people.
Draw a line matching each person with their description. Answers on page 22.
Mae Street Kidd
Art Crosby
Lankin Cosby Jr.
Former director of Housing for the Kentucky Human Rights Commission, developed Kentucky’s first state-wide program to test for housing discrimination by using people of different races to see if properties were available to everyone. He also developed a training program for real estate professionals to prevent discrimination in the sale and rental of housing.
He is the founder and director of Lexington Fair Housing Council. The Lexington Fair Housing Council is the only private nonprofit fair housing agency in Kentucky and investigates complaints throughout the Commonwealth.
She is best known for sponsoring legislation which provided open and low-income housing in Kentucky. The “Representative Mae Street Kidd Housing Bill”, created the Kentucky Housing Corporation in 1972.
He was the 36th President of the United States. He was president when the Fair Housing Act passed.
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HOUSING WORD SEARCHI A Y T I S R E V I D L S U I L P S R O B H G I E N A T R J H A Y G T Y W T B M N N H I A U R R L A N T A V F Y D G Y O J T G H I R A I Y S A L I S X G M F O C M D N L M R O R V W J E I U K Z A E E A D R T Z G H N P S K G Q F N T U D P P F H T E E M G N Z X P A Q B Z Q N E I G H B O R H O O D E E T S H A F T G V X P B S S U V T D I S C R I M I N A T I O N Y N E C I O H C S Y R N M X N B G N I S U O H R I A F Y L K J J L U C M G C H C B C I V L F APARTMENT CHOICE DISCRIMINATION DIVERSITY EQUALITY FAIRHOUSING FAMILY GARDEN HOUSE LANDLORD NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORS RIGHTS TENANT YARD
I A Y T I S R E V I D L S U I L P S R O B H G I E N A T R J H A Y G T Y W T B M N N H I A U R R L A N T A V F Y D G Y O J T G H I R A I Y S A L I S X G M F O C M D N L M R O R V W J E I U K Z A E E A D R T Z G H N P S K G Q F N T U D P P F H T E E M G N Z X P A Q B Z Q N E I G H B O R H O O D E E T S H A F T G V X P B S S U V T D I S C R I M I N A T I O N Y N E C I O H C S Y R N M X N B G N I S U O H R I A F Y L K J J L U C M G C H C B C I V L F APARTMENT CHOICE DISCRIMINATION DIVERSITY EQUALITY FAIRHOUSING FAMILY GARDEN HOUSE LANDLORD NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORS RIGHTS TENANT YARD
UNSCRAMBLE THESE FAIR HOUSING WORDS
1. nope osdor __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
2. eijucts __ __ __ __ __ __ __
3. ohem __ __ __ __
4. wal __ __ __
5. iraf __ __ __ __ Answers on page 22
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CAN YOU FIND YOUR WAY?Find your way from the steps of the house all the way to its roof.
Welcome ToYour New home!
START HERE - You have the right to live anywhere you want.
Housing word search answers
I A Y T I S R E V I D L S U I L P S R O B H G I E N A T R J H A Y G T Y W T B M N N H I A U R R L A N T A V F Y D G Y O J T G H I R A I Y S A L I S X G M F O C M D N L M R O R V W J E I U K Z A E E A D R T Z G H N P S K G Q F N T U D P P F H T E E M G N Z X P A Q B Z Q N E I G H B O R H O O D E E T S H A F T G V X P B S S U V T D I S C R I M I N A T I O N Y N E C I O H C S Y R N M X N B G N I S U O H R I A F Y L K J J L U C M G C H C B C I V L F APARTMENT CHOICE DISCRIMINATION DIVERSITY EQUALITY FAIRHOUSING FAMILY GARDEN HOUSE LANDLORD NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORS RIGHTS TENANT YARD
Georgia Powers - Born in Springfield, Kentucky, she was a state senator for 21 years. She introduced statewide fair housing legislation in Kentucky. Suzy Post - She has been a social justice advocate since the 1950s when the Civil Rights Movement was first organized in Louisville. She was the founding Director of the Metropolitan Housing Coalition (MHC) where she organized a Fair Housing Committee to monitor local compliance with fair housing law. In 2007 she was inducted into the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights Hall of Fame.Anne Braden - In 1954, many people refused to sell their homes to black families. So this woman and her husband bought a home in an all-white neighborhood in Louisville and resold it to a black family.Reverend Leo Lesser - He was from Louisville,
Match game answers
open doorsjusticehomelawfair
Find the differences answers
Word scramble answers
Fair Housing Act Bill Signing answers
SenatorEdward William Brooke III U.S. Vice Pres.
Walter Mondale
U.S. SupremeCourt Justice
Thurgood Marshall
Kentucky. He led demonstrations in Louisville in the 60s and 70s to promote fair housing.
Mae Street Kidd - She is best known for sponsoring legislation which provided open and low-income housing in Kentucky. The “Representative Mae Street Kidd Housing Bill”, created the Kentucky Housing Corporation in 1972.Art Crosby - He is the founder and director of Lexington Fair Housing Council. The Lexington Fair Housing Council is the only private nonprofit fair housing agency in Kentucky and investigates complaints throughout the Commonwealth.Lyndon Johnson - He was the 36th President of the United States. He was president when the Fair Housing Act passed. Lakin Cosby Jr. - Former director of Housing for the Kentucky Human Rights Commission, developed Kentucky’s first state-wide program to test for housing discrimination by using people of different races to see if properties were available to everyone. He also developed a training program for real estate professionals to prevent discrimination in the sale and rental of housing.
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Kentucky answers
1) 1960, 2) 1966, 3) 1968
WHAT CAN YOU DO?Here are some things you can do to help promote fair housing:
Set a good example by treating all people the same
Be a good neighbor
Volunteer in your community
Make a friend in school who is different from you
Learn about the people who live in your neighborhood and about the history of where you live
Start or join a stop-bullying campaign at your school
At lunch, sit with someone you have not sat with before
What else can you do?
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Martin Luther King Jr.Martin Luther King Jr.Created by :
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The Federal Fair Housing Act was adopted by congress, on April 11, 1963, just 7 days after the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King also visited our state many times to demonstrate for Fair Housing laws in Kentucky.
Task: Color Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with love and pride.24
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a campaign against the policy of racial segregation on its public transit system. It began on December 1, 1955, when Rosa Parks, an African American woman, was arrested for refusing to surrender her seat in front to
a white person. Color the bus and draw where you think Rosa Parks should sit.
In 1955 renewed attention was focused on the civil rights movement when Mrs. Rosa Parks who was Secretary of the Montgomery Alabama National Association for the Advancement of Colored People refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus like this one below. Rosa parks is often referred to as the mother of the civil rights movement.
Task: Color the bus like the one Rosa Parks rode in 1955.
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All Doors Are Open In Kentucky
If you feel you’ve been the victim of discrimination, contact theKentucky Commission on Human Rights
1.800.292.5566 www.kchr.ky.gov
Live Free From Housing Discrimination
Remember, Good NeighborsCome From All Over The World!
The work that provided the basis for this publication was supported by funding under a grant with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The substance and findings of the work are dedicated to the public. The author and publisher are solely responsible for the accuracy of the statements and interpretations contained in this publication. Such interpretations do not necessarily reflect the view of the Federal Government.
Housing Discrimination Has No Place In Our StateAccording to the National Fair Housing Alliance, a non profit organization that tracks fair housing complaints, 4 million people suffer fair housing discrimination every year, but only 30,000 receive any help. That’s less than one percent of the victims. In 2009, 30,213 fair housing complaints were filed nationally. 8.6% of these housing complaints were based on national origin and 25.8% were based on race.