US cities were segregated by design.

The 20th Century segregation of America’s cities was not a natural event, explains Richard Rothstein. Unconstitutional schemes and policies ruined cities and left minority residents to languish. We still live with the consequences.

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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How our Government Segregated America, Richard Rothstein, 2017.

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