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PublisherLiveright Publishing Corporation
ISBN-101631494538
ISBN-139781631494536
eBay Product ID (ePID)239735205
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Book TitleColor of Law : a Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHousing & Urban Development, United States / 20th Century, Discrimination & Race Relations, African American, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year2018
IllustratorYes
GenreLaw, Social Science, History
AuthorRichard Rothstein
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height1 in
Item Weight12.6 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width5.4 in
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LCCN2017-004962
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ReviewsRothstein's work should make everyone, all across the political spectrum, reconsider what it is we allow those in power to do in the name of 'social harmony' and 'progress' with more skepticism... The Color of Law shows what happens when Americans lose their natural rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, or in the case of African-Americans, when there are those still waiting to receive them in full., A powerful and disturbing history of residential segregation in America . . . One of the great strengths of Rothstein's account is the sheer weight of evidence he marshals. . . . While the road forward is far from clear, there is no better history of this troubled journey than 'The Color of Law.' -- David Oshinsky (New York Times Book Review) Masterful...The Rothstein book gathers meticulous research showing how governments at all levels long employed racially discriminatory policies to deny blacks the opportunity to live in neighborhoods with jobs, good schools and upward mobility. -- Jared Bernstein (Washington Post) Essential...Rothstein persuasively debunks many contemporary myths about racial discrimination....Only when Americans learn a common--and accurate--history of our nation's racial divisions, he contends, will we then be able to consider steps to fulfill our legal and moral obligations. For the rest of us, still trying to work past 40 years of misinformation, there might not be a better place to start than Rothstein's book. -- Rachel M. Cohen (Slate) Rothstein's work should make everyone, all across the political spectrum, reconsider what it is we allow those in power to do in the name of 'social harmony' and 'progress' with more skepticism...The Color of Law shows what happens when Americans lose their natural rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, or in the case of African-Americans, when there are those still waiting to receive them in full. -- Carl Paulus (American Conservative) Virtually indispensable... I can only implore anyone interested in understanding the depth of the problem to read this necessary book. -- Don Rose (Chicago Daily Observer) Original and insightful...The central premise of [Rothstein's] argument...is that the Supreme Court has failed for decades to understand the extent to which residential racial segregation in our nation is not the result of private decisions by private individuals, but is the direct product of unconstitutional government action. The implications of his analysis are revolutionary. -- Geoffrey R. Stone, author of Sex and the Constitution Through meticulous research and powerful human stories, Rothstein reveals a history of racism hiding in plain sight and compels us to confront the consequences of the intentional, decades-long governmental policies that created a segregated America. -- Sherrilyn A. Ifill, president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Masterful...Rothstein documents the deep historical roots and the continuing practices in law and social custom that maintain a profoundly un-American system holding down the nation's most disadvantaged citizens. -- Thomas B. Edsall, author of The Age of Austerity This wonderful, important book could not be more timely...With its clarity and breadth, the book is literally a page-turner. -- Florence Roisman, William F. Harvey Professor of Law, Indiana University One of those rare books that will be discussed and debated for many decades. Based on careful analyses of multiple historical documents, Rothstein has presented what I consider to be the most forceful argument ever published on how federal, state, and local governments gave rise to and reinforced neighborhood segregation. -- Wiliam Julius Wilson, author of The Truly Disadvantaged At once analytical and passionate, The Color of Law discloses why segregation has persisted, even deepened, in the post-civil rights era, and thoughtfully proposes how remedies might be pursued. A must-read. -- Ira Katznelson, author of the Bancroft Prize-winning Fear Itself, Masterful... The Rothstein book gathers meticulous research showing how governments at all levels long employed racially discriminatory policies to deny blacks the opportunity to live in neighborhoods with jobs, good schools and upward mobility., Essential... Rothstein persuasively debunks many contemporary myths about racial discrimination.... Only when Americans learn a common--and accurate--history of our nation's racial divisions, he contends, will we then be able to consider steps to fulfill our legal and moral obligations. For the rest of us, still trying to work past 40 years of misinformation, there might not be a better place to start than Rothstein's book., Virtually indispensable... I can only implore anyone interested in understanding the depth of the problem to read this necessary book., There's a really important book that came out... called The Color of Law. It explains how a lot of the racial segregation taking place in our neighborhoods that we maybe treat today as de facto actually happened as the result of very specific and very racist policy choices, going back at least to the F.D.R. Administration. You would think it would make sense if resources went into creating that racial inequity that resources would go into reversing it., A powerful and disturbing history of residential segregation in America.... One of the great strengths of Rothstein's account is the sheer weight of evidence he marshals.... While the road forward is far from clear, there is no better history of this troubled journey than The Color of Law., Rothstein's comprehensive and engrossing book reveals just how the U.S. arrived at the 'systematic racial segregation we find in metropolitan areas today,' focusing in particular on the role of government.... This compassionate and scholarly diagnosis of past policies and prescription for our current racial maladies shines a bright light on some shadowy spaces.
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal305.8009730904
SynopsisWidely 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 undisguised racial zoning; public housing that purposefully segregated previously mixed communities; subsidies for builders to create whites-only suburbs; tax exemptions for institutions that enforced segregation; and support for violent resistance to African Americans in white neighborhoods. A groundbreaking, "virtually indispensable" study that has already transformed our understanding of twentieth-century urban history ( Chicago Daily Observer ), The Color of Law forces us to face the obligation to remedy our unconstitutional past., New York Times Bestseller * Notable Book of the Year * Editors' Choice Selection One of Bill Gates' "Amazing Books" of the Year One of Publishers Weekly's 10 Best Books of the Year Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction An NPR Best Book of the Year Winner of the Hillman Prize for Nonfiction Gold Winner * California Book Award (Nonfiction) Finalist * Los Angeles Times Book Prize (History) Finalist * Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize This "powerful and disturbing history" exposes how American governments deliberately imposed racial segregation on metropolitan areas nationwide (New York Times Book Review)., One of Publishers Weekly's 10 Best Books of 2017Longlisted for the National Book AwardThis "powerful and disturbing history" exposes how American governments deliberately imposed racial segregation on metropolitan areas nationwide (New York Times Book Review)., New York Times Bestseller - Notable Book of the Year - Editors' Choice Selection One of Bill Gates' "Amazing Books" of the Year One of Publishers Weekly 's 10 Best Books of the Year Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction An NPR Best Book of the Year Winner of the Hillman Prize for Nonfiction Gold Winner - California Book Award (Nonfiction) Finalist - Los Angeles Times Book Prize (History) Finalist - Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize This "powerful and disturbing history" exposes how American governments deliberately imposed racial segregation on metropolitan areas nationwide ( New York Times Book Review )., 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 undisguised racial zoning; public housing that purposefully segregated previously mixed communities; subsidies for builders to create whites-only suburbs; tax exemptions for institutions that enforced segregation; and support for violent resistance to African Americans in white neighborhoods. A groundbreaking, "virtually indispensable" study that has already transformed our understanding of twentieth-century urban history (Chicago Daily Observer), The Color of Law forces us to face the obligation to remedy our unconstitutional past.
LC Classification NumberE185.61.R6 2017
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- 14. Mai. 2018
Informative read
The author provides detailed historical account of overtly and covertly practiced racial biases in the housing market. Future social policy experts and politicians whose platforms focus on fair and affordable housing would do well to use this book as an easy source of reference into past practices that have and continue to hinder the socio-economic classes of non-white individualsBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 13. Aug. 2023
All Lawmakers, Judges, and Teachers Should Read This Book
This is a book that should be read by college students and in AP high school courses. It should be read by lawmakers. It should be read by justices on the Supreme Court and judges everywhere. The detailed and footnoted history of how racially-discriminatory laws and court decisions created the inner cities that are still with us today should be known and it is especially needed by those who think systematic racism doesn't exist. Disparities in income, health outcomes, education and housing were deliberately created and this book shows how.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 04. Jul. 2019
Light weight historical resource data text.
Difficult read of historical information. Many of the examples provided appear "dated" or subject to debate. The author did establish his overarching point; however the methodology used to support or clarify his positions, make this an arduous text to read. The value of this book is as a research source. The author cites several sources which could be used in an academic paper.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 26. Jan. 2023
Good Book
I was born and raised in Chicago Illinois but now I live in Winston Salem NC. The southern states are integrated whereas the northern states are segregated even in 2023. This book relates to what's going on in the USA since the beginning of the USA begun......Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 21. Jul. 2020
A must read to appreciate how governments were complicit in segregating American cities.
Excellent insight into how federal, state and local entities fostered segregation in spite of the 14th Amendment. America is living with the consequences of bigotry ensconced in policy for the past 150 years.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 13. Jan. 2024
Thank you
I have reviewed this book and I will enjoy the education it provides me down the road. I look forward to it.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 18. Feb. 2024
Knowledge is Power! Historical Facts that everyone should understand!
I always believed that local, municipal, state, and federal laws were established to provide fair and equitable protection for all. This book is very educational in understanding the history of laws executed with nefarious agendas to diminish access and mitigate opportunity. This book will make you question why the "equal opportunity for all" sentiment.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 06. Mär. 2019
The title nails it------
This book contains information that most of us knew little or nothing about. "A forgotten history of how our government segregated America" ----Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 14. Mai. 2019
Interesting
Love love this book very interesting and it explains why brown people live the way they doBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 11. Feb. 2025
Great book and quality! ...
Great book and quality!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
