Living Apart

How the Government Betrayed a Landmark Civil Rights Law

De: Nikole Hannah-Jones

Narrado por: Steven Menasche

ProPublica’s groundbreaking investigation into housing segregation, and the federal government’s large-scale failure to uphold the laws meant to prevent it.

More than 40 years after President Johnson signed the landmark Fair Housing Act into law, residential segregation in America remains unresolved. Designed to help dismantle the nation’s racially divided housing patterns, the act has gone largely ignored by every presidential administration - Democrat and Republican alike - since 1968. In Living Apart, ProPublica investigates this failing, particularly how subsequent leaders, following President Nixon’s lead, have declined to use the billions in grant dollars awarded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development as leverage to fight segregation. Their reluctance to enforce a law passed by both houses of Congress and repeatedly upheld by the courts reflects a larger political reality. Again and again, attempts to create integrated neighborhoods have foundered.

This ebook includes an exclusive afterword by the author, as well as an appendix of original documents dating from the Nixon administration, revealing the internal politics swirling around the Fair Housing Act shortly after its enactment.

©2012 Pro Publica, Inc. (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Very Informative.

This answers more than a few questions I've had about the places I've lived and the surrounding counties.

Great objective legal and historical research

well researched legal and historical work. starting with the early 1900s through LBJ, Nixon and Obama

It explains a lot, but who's listening?

Civil Rights meets racism in politics! How can we make it look like we care when we really don't? How can we pass laws to fix a problem that we don't really want to fix. In fact, a problem that many of us don't even recognize as a problem at all. How can we gut the congressional act that those most vocal in politics never really wanted in the first place? Give us enough time and we'll come up with the answers to those questions! MLK must be rolling over in his grave!

Very informative.

Thoroughly researched, nicely organized and presented. I only hope the author will follow up with the issue as it stands today, because his account ends with Obama’s administration efforts.

Eye-opening and informative

I found this book to be eye-opening and informative with regards to bias and housing within the United States. I am familiar with the work of the author, primarily the 1619 Project. In my opinion this book works well in tandem with that project.

Excellent work and info!!

what an informative and truth told about dept of housing deception! loved the dedication to this hushed topic.

Educational

I really enjoyed this book. it was very enlightening. I thought the narrator did a great job. Great job Ms. Hannah- Jones shredding light on HUD and America.

enlightening information that gives evidence.

These facts are necessary to understand the historical opposition to freedom, justice and equality for minority human beings by a white controlled system.

Illuminating history

Though a bit dry (not my fav reader), this really illuminates the way the US government has supported racial segregation over decades. Hannah-Jones’s thorough investigative work (best appreciated by listening to the afterword) also led me to appreciate the heroic and incredibly unpopular efforts by Mondale and Romney.

Informative

Very informative to learn from and listen to. Everyone should listen just to understand what had taking place back then in that error..