Equal Benefits Quotes
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.
Rhode Island was known for its religious tolerance since the founders left Massachusetts after being persecuted by the Puritans. However, this was a remarkable policy for its time. Brown was a Baptist school and the President was a Baptist Minister, yet other Protestant denominations, Catholics, Jews were all welcome to attend. The toleration however did not extend to atheists. See {82626} .
