The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America Cover:Paperback And a surprising thing happens

And a surprising thing happens

Maria Latif has been bounced between reluctant relatives for as long as she can remember—first because of her parents’ constant travel

Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Adventure

He is brave and clever and always tries to do the right thing—even though he rarely gets the credit for it

Newbery Honor–winning author of The Inquisitor’s TaleThe author of What Lane

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America Cover:Paperback And a surprising thing happensWidely heralded as a masterful (Washington Post) and essential (Slate) history of the modern American metropolis, Richard Rothsteins The Color of Law offers the most forceful argument ever published on how federal, state, and local governments gave rise to and reinforced neighborhood segregation (William Julius Wilson). Exploding the myth of de facto segregation arising from private prejudice or the unintended consequences of economic forces,