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For the first time, discrimination in housing was getting reported, which was the important thing.
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The speaker emphasizes that discrimination in housing was being reported for the first time. The important change was not that the problem had begun, but that people were documenting and bringing it to attention. Reporting made the discrimination visible as an issue that could be recognized and addressed.
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