Blueprint for Apartheid: How the U.S. Government Engineered American Segregation

Most of us were taught that segregation in America happened by accident - that it was simply the result of personal prejudice or private choice. It wasn't. It was the law.In this episode of Rethinking Freedom, part of our summer series The Other Side of Freedom: USA at 250, host Aya Fubara Eneli sits down with Richard Rothstein, author of the landmark book The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America.Rothstein pulls back the curtain on how federal, state, and local governments deliberately used zoning laws, public housing policy, FHA lending practices, restrictive covenants, and tax policy to build the segregated neighborhoods we still live in today — and what that means for the racial wealth gap, education, and health disparities we continue to grapple with.We're also joined by Taneika Driver-Moultrie, President of the Killeen Chapter of the NAACP, for a conversation on what this history means for our community today — and what it will take to move from awareness to action.Take action: Join us for the John Lewis Day of Action. Register here: https://www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-actions/event/966047/Get the book: https://a.co/d/0iY53nnHNew episodes of Rethinking Freedom air every Monday at 7:00 a.m. CT on KRGN 98.5 FM and KVBM 104.7 FM, and stream on all major podcast platforms.If this conversation moved you, like, comment, and subscribe — and share it with someone who needs to hear this history.#RethinkingFreedom #TheColorOfLaw #RichardRothstein #NAACP #JohnLewisDayOfAction #USAat250 #HousingSegregation #RedliningHistorySupport the show