A review by talknerdybookblog
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

Nonfiction topics: Systemic racism, de jure segregation, legacy of slavery in the US

Possible Triggers: Yes

• Racial slurs
• Police brutality
• Lynching
• White violence (e.g., white mobs attacking Black people moving into white suburbs) 
• Classism
• Racism


Ending:
SO informative - I love how the book ends with a Q&A where the author addresses critiques of his research and conclusions.


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