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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America.

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

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Explores the myth that America's cities came to be racially divided through individual prejudices, income differences, or the actions of private institutions, like banks and real estate agencies. Argues that it was the laws and policy decisions passed by local, state, and federal governments that promoted the discriminatory patterns that continue to this day. 

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