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13177_27664_equal_housing7

1969
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An black couple go to look at a house and are discriminated against by the realtor. Clip captures nuances of certain forms of discrimination. CU of black woman in passenger seat of car looking at newspaper. Man opens door for woman and they walk up to house together. They sit down with realtor, who has light brown skin, probably of Middle East descent. Shots of couple inspecting house, kitchen, fridge, cupboards, stove, dishwasher. White couple walks in room and looks alarmed to see a black couple. This happens again. They look at dining room. White people give them bad looks. Realtor tells them they won’t have anything for years, and its all very unsure. CU of disappointed faces. Discusses attitude of people about fair housing.