The Color of Law
A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Ranked #5 in Urban Planning, Ranked #6 in Law — see more rankings.
Widely heralded as a “masterful” (Washington Post) and “essential” (Slate) history of the modern American metropolis, Richard Rothstein’s The Color of Law offers “the most forceful argument ever published on how federal, state, and local governments gave rise to and reinforced neighborhood segregation” (William Julius Wilson).
Exploding the myth of de facto segregation arising from private prejudice or the unintended consequences of economic forces, Rothstein describes how the American government systematically imposed residential segregation: with... more
Exploding the myth of de facto segregation arising from private prejudice or the unintended consequences of economic forces, Rothstein describes how the American government systematically imposed residential segregation: with... more
Rankings by Category
The Color of Law is ranked in the following categories:
- #25 in African American History
- #61 in African History
- #56 in Black and White
- #15 in Cities
- #23 in Famous
- #16 in Justice
- #51 in NPR
- #26 in Racism
- #61 in Slavery
- #53 in US History
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