The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America Cover:Paperback Newbery Honor–winning author of The

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

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

With his father on trial for a crime he didn't commit

Backmatter includes an afterword

the Which Way to Anywhere features an easy-to-read

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America Cover:Paperback Newbery Honor–winning author of TheWidely 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,