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Yesterday, the Arts Express radio show on WBAI FM broadcast my interview with Richard Rothstein, author of an important new book, The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America.
Rothstein makes a compelling case which challenges the Supreme Court’s view that nothing from a government standpoint can be done about segregation, due to segregation’s supposed de facto nature. Rothstein’s overwhelming brief charges that the construction and maintenance of segregation is in fact largely a governmental de jure set of policies, and thus demands immediate governmental remedy.
You can listen to my interview with Rothstein by clicking on the grey triangle above.
Reblogged this on MICHAEL OGAZIE.
Thanks, Michael.
Thank you for this! This was my first time listening to your show, and wow, what a great interview. I was shocked that as a POC living in NYC and fairly socially active, I had NO IDEA about this history. I look forward to continue to listen to your show and will certainly be picking up The Color of Law.
Thanks, Claribel. Are you by chance the Claribel who was a social work intern at International High School U.S. last year?