A review by hmacdou1
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein

5.0

All I can say is WOW!! I knew about redlining going into this, but I did not know the pervasiveness to which different levels of government participated in the de jure segregation of Black Americans.

There is a lot of statistics and some language considered dry, but just the sheer amount of evidence was so astonishing to read that it really kept my interest.

This book really provides a backdrop to what is happening today and provides so many answers and clarifications.

Every single American should read this book.