New Book Examines Government Policies’ Impact on Segregation
Clip: 10/10/2018 | 8m 28s
We speak with author Richard Rothstein about his book “The Color of Law.”
It’s long been believed that residential segregation was a result of personal choices. But a new book argues segregation happened by design. We speak with author Richard Rothstein about his book “The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America.”
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New Book Examines Government Policies’ Impact on Segregation
Clip: 10/10/2018 | 8m 28s
It’s long been believed that residential segregation was a result of personal choices. But a new book argues segregation happened by design. We speak with author Richard Rothstein about his book “The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America.”
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