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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 1, folder \"4/8/75 - Fair Housing Month Signing\nCeremony\" of the Carla A. Hills Speeches at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nDigitized from Box 1 of the Carla A. Hills Speeches at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nFINAL\nFAIR HOUSING MONTH SIGNING CEREMONY\nAPRIL 8, 1975\nI AM so PLEASED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS FORMAL OBSERVANCE\nOF FAIR HOUSING MONTH.\nOVER THE ENTRANCE TO THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT IS\nINSCRIBED THE PHRASE \"EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW\". No FACET OF\nTHE LAW IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THIS WHICH MANDATES EQUALITY\nOF OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERY CITIZEN, FOR THAT IS THE BASIS FOR\nOUR DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY,\nTHE CIVIL RIGHTS AcT OF 1968 DECLARES ILLEGAL DISCRIMINATION\nIN HOUSING ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION OR NATIONAL\nORIGIN, THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974\nPROHIBITS SEX DISCRIMINATION.\nTHESE ARE PRINCIPLES TO WHICH THIS DEPARTMENT IS DEDICATED.\nWE CAN BE PROUD OF PAST PROGRESS, BUT THERE IS MORE TO BE DONE,\nAs MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL SAID LAST YEAR, \"RACIAL ATTITUDES\nINGRAINED IN OUR NATION'S CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE ARE NOT\nQUICKLY THROWN ASIDE IN ITS MIDDLE YEARS.\"\nFORD & LIBRARY GENALD\n-2-\nBUT SUCH ATTITUDES IN HOUSING CAN BE CHANGED IF ALL OF\nUS RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO ADVANCING THE CONCEPT OF FAIR HOUSING.\nIN SIGNING THIS DISPLAY, WHICH DOCUMENTS HUD's REDEDICATION\nTO THE POLICY OF EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY, I COMMIT MYSELF TO\nVIGOROUS IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT POLICY AND I ASK ALL OF YOU TO\nJOIN ME IN THAT COMMITMENT.\nGERALD TISA R FORD"
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