The color of law : a forgotten history of how our government segregated America

The color of law : a forgotten history of how our government segregated America / Richard Rothstein.

Author/creator	Rothstein, Richard author.
Format	Tactile Material, Book, and Print
Edition	First edition.
Publication Info	New York ; London : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2017]
Copyright Notice	©2017
Description	xvii, 345 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	Segregation--United States --History --20th century. African Americans--Segregation --History --20th century. Discrimination in housing--Government policy --United States --History --20th century. Discrimination in mortgage loans--Government policy --United States --History --20th century. Racism against Black people--Economic aspects --United States -- History --20th century. United States--Race relations --History --20th century. Urban policy--United States --History --20th century. City planning--United States --History --20th century. Racism--Economic aspects --United States --History --20th century. Segregation--United States --History --20th century. Discrimination in housing--Government policy --United States --History --20th century. African Americans--Segregation --History --20th century. Law--Housing & urban development.

Portion of title	Forgotten history of how our government segregated America
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.
Abstract	"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.
Local note	Little--305131069256+
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-320) and index.
Genre/form	History.
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2017004962
ISBN	9781631492853
ISBN	1631492853
ISBN	9781631494536
ISBN	1631494538
Standard identifier#	40027137271
Standard identifier#	40027140949
Stock number	W W Norton & Co Inc, Keystone Industrial Park Attn Mike Charnogursky 800 Keystone Industrial Park, Scranton, PA, USA, 18512 SAN 202-5795

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