Nick Rahall Quotes


Our work to provide equal opportunities for all Americans should be a year-round mission.


Citations

Rahall, Nick. "Recognizing Black History Month." Congressional Record, Government Printing Office, 14 Feb. 2006.

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He was the first FHA administrator to make statements saying that non-discriminatory housing services should be available to the American people. He was not able to change the agency’s equal opportunity performance because the Southern states had laws allowing and protecting legal segregation especially in housing. The Southern staff interpreted his position to be sure that both blacks and whites had access to FHA services, but they used the “separate but equal” doctrine: Provide services to both races but always in segregated housing projects. This was typical of the kinds of problems that motivated the Civil Rights Acts offered by President Kennedy in 1963 and passed by President Johnson in 1964 See {637271} for a similar Mason statement.


Nick Rahall
Nick Rahall
  • Born: May 20, 1949
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Politician

Nicholas Joseph Rahall II is an American former politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. Representative from West Virginia from 1977 to 2015. He is the longest-serving member ever of the United States House of Representatives from the state of West Virginia.