The Color of Law

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein is a history of racial segregation in the United States. The book documents the history of state sponsored segregation stretching back to the late 1800s and exposes racially discriminatory policies put forward by most presidential administrations in that time. The author argues that intractable segregation in America is the byproduct of explicit government policies at the local, state, and federal levels, also known as de jure segregation — and not happenstance, or de facto segregation. (0.95 PPO Professional Studies CEUs)

Project Requirements: Read the book and respond to 13 short essay response questions totaling a 3,000 word minimum.