The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
by Richard Rothstein
Publication Date: May 01, 2018
List Price: $17.95
Format: Paperback, 368 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9781631494536
Imprint: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Parent Company: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Paperback Description:
New York Times Bestseller - Notable Book of the Year - Editors’ Choice Selection
One of Bill Gates’ "Amazing Books" of the Year
One of Publishers Weekly’s 10 Best Books of the Year
Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction
An NPR Best Book of the Year
Winner of the Hillman Prize for Nonfiction
Gold Winner - California Book Award (Nonfiction)
Finalist - Los Angeles Times Book Prize (History)
Finalist - Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize
New York Times Bestseller - Notable Book of the Year - Editors’ Choice Selection
One of Bill Gates’ "Amazing Books" of the Year
One of Publishers Weekly’s 10 Best Books of the Year
Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction
An NPR Best Book of the Year
Winner of the Hillman Prize for Nonfiction
Gold Winner - California Book Award (Nonfiction)
Finalist - Los Angeles Times Book Prize (History)
Finalist - Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize
This "powerful and disturbing history" exposes how American governments deliberately imposed racial segregation on metropolitan areas nationwide (New York Times Book Review).
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