Richard Rothstein - Color of Law - John Jay Research Book Talk Sept 6, 2018
Channel: John Jay Research
Date: 2018-09-12

Publisher site: books.wwnorton.com/books/The-Color-of-Law/
https://www.epi.org/people/richard-rothstein/ 

In this groundbreaking history of the modern American metropolis, Richard Rothstein explodes the myth that America's cities came to be racially divided through de facto segregation--that is, through individual prejudices, income differences, or the actions of private institutions like banks and real estate agencies. Rather, "The Color of Law" incontrovertibly makes clear that it was de jure segregation--the laws and policy decisions passed by local, state, and federal governments--that actually promoted the discriminatory patterns that continue to this day. 

Professor Rothstein was introduced by John Jay College President Karol V. Mason. 

Richard Rothstein is a Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute and a Senior Fellow, emeritus, at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and of the Haas Institute at the University of California, Berkeley.