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

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...

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Main Author: Rothstein, Richard,
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: New York ; London : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2017]
Physical Description: xvii, 345 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Segregation -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Segregation -- History -- 20th century.
Race discrimination -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Discrimination in mortgage loans -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Racism -- Economic aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Urban policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
City planning -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Discrimination in housing -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.

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