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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of Our Government Segregated America

by Richard Rothstein

★ National Book Award for Non-Fiction Longlist

In this groundbreaking history of the modern American metropolis, Richard Rothstein, a leading authority on housing policy, 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. Rat

Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 2017
Format: Print edition
Pages: 345
ISBN: 9781631494536

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History: United States – 20th Century Political Science: American Government – General Social Science: Discrimination & Race Relations

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