Understanding Segregation: Introduction

The Federal Government's Role in Segregation

Laws, Housing and Racial Segregation

Impact of School & Labor Policies on Segregation

Residential Segregation: Consequences and Aftermath

Case Studies: Specific Instances of Institutionalized Segregation

Examination: Civil Rights Movement and Anti-Segregation Efforts

Contemporary America: Enduring Effects of Racial Segregation

Potential Solutions: Policies for Desegregation

Conclusion: Learning from the Past, Shaping the Future

The Color of Law reveals the unsettling history of how American government deliberately imposed racial segregation in metropolitan areas nationwide. Author Richard Rothstein explicates the forgotten policies and practices that systematically instigated residential segregation. He makes it unequivocal that state-sanctioned segregation is not a consequence of unintended circumstances, but of intentional and successful government design.

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history

politics

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America