Collection: N.A.A.C.P. v. Boston Housing Authority case files

Dates

circa 1988-1991

Creator

Boston (Mass.). Law Department (Organization)

Biographical / Historical

This was a class action lawsuit filed against the Boston Housing Authority for maintaining racially segregated public housing through the use of site-specific waiting lists. As a result of the lawsuit, the BHA was forced to integrate all of its white housing developments and to compensate those applicants who had been denied or discouraged by their practices.

Extent

3.0 Cubic feet

Language of Materials

English

Subjects

Boston Housing Authority
Discrimination Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Discrimination in housing Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Housing Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Public housing Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings