Today, everyone has the right to own land, a house and raise their own family, otherwise known as the American dream. Unfortunately, this was not always the case, as blacks, Hispanics, and other minorities faced discrimination from the early 1960s to the late 1980s and still today. The Fifth, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Amendments are supposed to be in place to treat everyone equally. . Stemming from our own declaration “all men are created equal” (Jacobus, 412), these amendments are in place to protect our rights and keep us safe. The Fifth Amendment states that no person shall….. “Be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law…”. (Jacobus, 412) However, even though we have these laws here to protect us, discrimination once plagued our country because of a person's color, race, or religion. Throughout our history, there have been many cases of this injustice, for example, “Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Company.” (Jacobus, 412) This case was a major breakthrough in the fight against discrimination, affirming that any form of discrimination is a “badge of slavery” (Jacobus, 412), which is a direct violation of the Thirteenth Amendment. “The Supreme Court declared that in implementing the Civil Rights Act of 1866, Congress is empowered under the Thirteenth Amendment to guarantee to all citizens the right to purchase anything that a white man can purchase and the right to live wherever a white man can live” (Jacobus, 412). Another historic event that changed the way real estate is managed is the Shelley v. Kraemer case. This was about Caucasians wanting to impose a land titling restriction that would only allow white people to hold land titles. The state courts granted the petition, but the Supreme Court overturned it, saying: "the action of the state courts in imposing...... middle of paper...... ples. 12th ed. Mason OH: Apprenticeship, 45040. Print.2. Russell, Marcia L. 1998. Fair Housing. 2nd ed. Chicago, IL: Real Estate Education Co.3. Donovan, S. (September 25, 2007). Fair Housing Laws and Executive Orders -HUD. Fair Housing Laws and Executive Orders - HUD. Accessed May 1, 2014, from http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/FHLaws4. Donovan, S. (September 25, 2007). Title VIII: Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity - HUD. Title VIII: Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity - HUD. Accessed May 1, 2014, from http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/progdesc/title85. Sidney, Mara S. 2003. Unjust Housing: How National Policy Shapes Community Action. Laurent: Univ. Kansas Press.6. The Fair Housing Act of 1968 (FHA) (42 USCA. §§ 3601-3631).