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*The Color of Law* presents a rigorous examination of how U.S. government actions—such as racial zoning, segregated public housing, subsidies for whites‑only suburbs, tax breaks for segregationist institutions, and support of violent resistance—systematically imposed neighborhood segregation. The book challenges the myth that segregation resulted from private prejudice or market forces and argues that this institutional racism remains an unconstitutional legacy that demands rectification.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Politics & Government/Public Policy
Authors: Richard Rothstein
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