1968 The old expression by a French writer seems to still be true. He lamented: “The more things change, the more they remain the same.” That’s why many of us feel we are reliving the years of the Civil Rights Era. Many in our younger generation are not aware that it was the year 1968 that President Johnson signed the historic Civil Rights Act into law, also known as the Fair Housing Act. That watershed law prohibited any form of discrimination in the sale, rental, or financing of housing based on race, religion, or national origin. This act is considered by many as the final great legislative achievement of the Civil Rights Era. It was also in 1968, on April 4th, that James Earl Ray assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee. His death in many ways led to a fragmentation and dissolution of the Civ-
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