The color of law : a forgotten history of how our government segregated America / Richard Rothstein.
2017
E185.61 .R8185 2017 (Mapit)
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Title
The color of law : a forgotten history of how our government segregated America / Richard Rothstein.
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Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781631492853 (hardcover)
1631492853 (hardcover)
1631492853 (hardcover)
Published
New York ; London : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2017]
Language
English
Description
xvii, 345 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Call Number
E185.61 .R8185 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification
305.800973/0904
Summary
"Richard Rothstein 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, The Color of Law 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 continue to this day."--Jacket.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-320) and index.
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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
Epilogue.
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
Epilogue.