Richard and Leah Rothstein: Challenging Segregation and the Color of Law

Wed May 31 2023 at 05:30 pm to 06:30 pm

The Commonwealth Club | San Francisco

Commonwealth Club of California
Publisher/HostCommonwealth Club of California
Richard and Leah Rothstein: Challenging Segregation and the Color of Law
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A critical conversation about how people can be empowered to address the legacy of state-sanctioned segregation.
About this Event

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 enough solutions for citizens to pursue to address the legacy of state-sanctioned segregation. In their new book, Just Action How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law, Rothstein and housing policy expert Leah Rothstein provide a blueprint on how to address segregation for concerned citizens and community leaders. The new book describes dozens of tangible strategies the Rothsteins say readers and supporters can undertake in their own communities to make their commitment real and create tangible change that might finally challenge residential segregation and help address the legacy of America's profoundly unconstitutional past.

The Rothsteins provide a tool kit for activism and advocacy, with myriad real-life examples from communities, groups and individuals that have confronted segregation-related challenges from legal, real estate, banking, and commercial development standpoints. They also counter misconceptions about the consequences of integration and make their case for closing the wealth gap that has made homeownership unaffordable for many middle-class Americans, particularly African-Americans.

Please join us for a critical conversation about how people can be empowered to address the legacy of state-sanctioned segregation.

5 p.m. doors open & check-in, 5:30–6:30 p.m. program, 6:30 p.m. book signing (all times PDT)

Tickets and additional info: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-05-31/richard-and-leah-rothstein-challenging-segregation-and-color-law

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, United States

Tickets

USD 25.00

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