The color of law : a forgotten history of how our government segregated America / Richard Rothstein.
"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 mak...
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Language: | English |
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New York ; London :
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company,
2018.
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LM copies 1-2 are part of the Professional Development Lending Library. |
Physical Description: | xvii, 342 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm |
Format: | Book |
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"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. |
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Call Number: | E185.61 .R8185 2018 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-320) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781631494536 1631494538 |