The protections afforded against discrimination on the basis of familial status shall apply to any person who is pregnant or is in the process of securing legal. A combination of economics and racial discrimination has over many years forced Negroes into unequal and inadequate housing and living conditions.Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act), as amended, prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of dwellings. The primary purpose of the Fair Housing Act of 1968 is to protect renters from landlord discrimination. (1) title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964;. (2) title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968;. The Fair Housing Act of 1968 prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin or sex. The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, or financing of dwellings and in other housingrelated activities. The federal Civil Rights Act of 1866 prohibits discrimination in housing because of race or color in the sale or rental of property. (D.S.C.), a case that includes claims brought under the Fair Housing Act (FHA), Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the U.S. Constitution, and state law.