Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. The Color of Law Richard Rothstein talked about his book The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, in which he argues that read more Report Video Issue 0. 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.

In this episode of Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs, Richard Rothstein tells us about how the Federal Housing Administration embarked on a program of white suburbanization and prevented African Americans from moving out of urban areas how the US Supreme Court has upheld decisions to maintain the results of de jure segregation, even until today and how the US government can implement remedies to begin to close the enormous wealth gap between African Americans and whites.ĭon’t miss this episode of Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs. Rothstein wants you to know that the segregation you see in your city or suburb is not unique in fact, cities and suburbs across the US have been molded by de jure segregation. Historian and author Richard Rothstein has studied segregation in education and housing in the United States for over 50 years, and in his book, The Color of Law, he shows that our segregated society is not a result of private activity or individual bigotry, but rather is a product of explicit government policies at the local, state, and federal levels designed to ensure the separation of whites from people of color. This is de jure segregation, policies that violate the Constitution of the United States.

We have a myth in the United States that the segregation of our communities is the result of individual choices ( de facto segregation) rather than the force of law ( de jure segregation). The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America Audible Audiobook Unabridged Richard Rothstein (Author), Adam Grupper (Narrator), & 1 more 17,206 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 7.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.

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