

In this episode, Richard explains how written policies were used to segregate African Americans in the mid-1920s and how that still determines the racial landscape of today. Widely heralded as a masterful (Washington Post) and essential. Richard Rothstein of the Economic Policy Institute will give a lecture on his recent book, 'The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our. If you don't have a home, you don't have equity in the home which increases to provide the primary source of wealth. Buy a cheap copy of The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of. Veterans Administration established under GI Bill adopted all of the racial exclusions and restrictions (Levittown, Daly City) financed by VA. In his heavily researched book The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, Richard Rothstein argues convincingly that, in fact, it was official. It would not insure mortgages for African Americans but it subsidized developers with the requirement that no home would be sold to African Americans, and it was included in Underwriting manual. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America.

Would you believe the federal government discriminated with intent? Richard Rothstein, author of the Color of Law, explains how the Federal Housing Administration housing was designed to explicitly segregate. A groundbreaking, virtually indispensable study that has already transformed our understanding of twentieth-century urban history (Chicago Daily Observer).
