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Richard Rothstein is a research associate at the Economic Policy Institute and a fellow at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. He has written extensively on education, housing, and civil rights policy, focusing on the intersection of government policy and racial inequality in the United States.
Known for: The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
In this groundbreaking work, Richard Rothstein exposes the forgotten history of how American governments—federal, state, and local—deliberately imposed residential segregation through law and policy. Challenging the myth that segregation was merely the result of private prejudice or individual choices, Rothstein meticulously documents how public housing programs, zoning laws, and discriminatory lending practices created and reinforced racial divisions that persist today.
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The Myth of De Facto Segregation
For years, Americans have comforted themselves with the story that segregation simply happened—that people of similar race or class chose to live together, and the government merely stood by, neutral and passive. This is what I call the myth of de facto segregation. But the evidence shows something ...
From The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Federal Housing Administration and Redlining
One of the clearest examples of government-engineered segregation lies in the Federal Housing Administration’s practices during the 20th century. The FHA, created during the New Deal, shaped modern homeownership by insuring mortgages. But in doing so, it institutionalized racial discrimination throu...
From The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
About Richard Rothstein
Richard Rothstein is a research associate at the Economic Policy Institute and a fellow at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. He has written extensively on education, housing, and civil rights policy, focusing on the intersection of government policy and racial inequali...
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Richard Rothstein is a research associate at the Economic Policy Institute and a fellow at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. He has written extensively on education, housing, and civil rights policy, focusing on the intersection of government policy and racial inequali...
Richard Rothstein is a research associate at the Economic Policy Institute and a fellow at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. He has written extensively on education, housing, and civil rights policy, focusing on the intersection of government policy and racial inequality in the United States.
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Richard Rothstein is a research associate at the Economic Policy Institute and a fellow at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. He has written extensively on education, housing, and civil rights policy, focusing on the intersection of government policy and racial inequality in the United States.
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