‘The Color of Law’ Author Richard Rothstein to Speak at DePaul University March 3, 2019 Richard Rothstein’s book “The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How our Government Segregated America.” (Book cover courtesy of JRB Communications, LLC) Housing policy expert on campus Thursday, October 4 CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—September 24, 2018 Government policy at the local, state and federal levels has played — and continues to play — a critical role in the segregation that’s seen in major cities across the U.S., argues author Richard Rothstein in his 2017 book “The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How our Government Segregated America.” The housing policy expert will speak October 4 at DePaul University on governmental roles in creating and enforcing racially discriminatory housing and lending policies and the legacies of such policies today.