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Biography. Richard Rothstein is a Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute and a Senior Fellow (emeritus) at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. He is the author of The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, which recovers a forgotten history of how federal, state ...
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 ...
Obituary. ROTHSTEIN--Richard David, J.D. (1943-2018), a screenwriter, died peacefully on April 16, 2018 at his home in Los Angeles. Richard was born in Torrington, CT, and grew up on Long Island.
The Color of Law won an extraordinary readership by exploding myths about racial segregation. It was the product of policy decisions at every level of government. Now, Richard Rothstein has teamed up with Leah Rothstein to show how governments and individuals can undo the harm. Just Action is visionary, practical and essential.”.
Jun 2, 2017 · Richard Rothstein discusses his new book The Color of Law. Tract housing in the suburban development of Levittown, New York, in the 1950s. Housing segregation scars every metropolitan map in ...
Jun 1, 2023 · Richard Rothstein . Well, before I wrote The Color of Law, I was a policy writer, a journalist specializing mostly in the field of education. I was The New York Times’ education columnist for several years, with a weekly column. I wrote about education and education policy in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Richard Rothstein is an American academic and author affiliated with the Economic Policy Institute, and a senior fellow (emeritus) at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. His current research focuses on the history of segregation in the United States with regards to education and housing.
