The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Richard Rothstein shows how government policies, not private choices alone, created and sustained racial segregation in American cities.
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Richard Rothstein examines the role of federal, state, and local governments in creating and enforcing residential segregation.
The book challenges the common belief that segregation resulted only from private prejudice or economic factors.
It details specific policies and practices that systematically separated communities by race across the United States.
The author draws on extensive research to document the legal mechanisms behind housing discrimination.
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