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Podcast: Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
Episode: Leah and Richard Rothstein: Challenging Segregation and the Color of Law
Description: Six years ago, Richard Rothstein’s important book, Color of Law, made a powerful case that direct and indirect government action and policies at the federal, state and local levels had caused segregation and the resulting social problems throughout the United States. The book was a best seller and significantly influenced discussions of the systemic impact of segregated communities on a range of outcomes in education, health and workforce participation. It stands as one of the most important recent books on residential segregation published in the past few decades.What that book did not do was provide enou...