Bibliograph

The color of law, a forgotten history of how our government segregated America, Richard Rothstein

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The color of law, a forgotten history of how our government segregated America, Richard Rothstein

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-320) and index

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mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The color of law

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

959808903

Responsibility statement

Richard Rothstein

Sub title

a forgotten history of how our government segregated America

Summary

The author explodes the myth that America's cities came to be racially divided through de facto segregation - that is, through individual prejudices, income differences, or the actions of private institutions like banks and real estate agencies. Rather, this book incontrovertibly makes it clear that it was de jure segregation - the laws and policy decisions passed by local, state, and federal governments - that actually promoted the discriminatory patterns that have continued into the twenty-first century. -- Jacket

Table Of Contents

If San Francisco, then everywhere? -- Public housing, Black ghettos -- Racial zoning -- "Own your own home" -- Private agreements, government enforcement -- White flight -- IRS support and compliant regulators -- Local tactics -- State-sanctioned violence -- Suppressed incomes -- Looking forward, looking back -- Considering fixes

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Forgotten history of how our government segregated America

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