Location
6:15 Socializing, 6:30 Book Discussion
Everyone is welcome to join our discussion, even if you did not have time to read the article or listen to the podcast.
Join LWV ABC Book Club Zoom Meeting
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Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
by Richard Rothstein
"Powerful and disturbing history" - New York Times Book Review
"Masterful" - Washington Post
Exploding the myth of de facto segregation arising from private prejudice or the unintended consequences of economic forces, Rothstein describes how the American government systematically imposed residential segregation: with undisguised racial zoning; public housing that purposefully segregated previously mixed communities; subsidies for builders to create whites-only suburbs; tax exemptions for institutions that enforced segregation; and support for violent resistance to African Americans in white neighborhoods.
- New York Times Bestseller
- One of Publishers Weekly's 10 Best Books of the Year
- An NPR Best Book of the Year
Discussion Moderator: Shalonda Shipp-Gordon
Library Availability:
- Anoka: 3 books, ebook, audiobook
- Hennepin: 32 copies, 52 ebooks, audiobook download always available
