Three events led to passage of the Fair Housing Act on April 11, 1968:

• the role of housing in the civil rights push
• the Kerner Commission report on urban unrest
• the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

In the following video (from the NAR YouTube channel) NAR Director of Broadcasting, Stephen Gasque, walks us through the dynamic events that resulted in the movement to increase housing fairness for all Americans.