How real-estate agents, developers laid the groundwork for redlining: historian
"The origins of segregation live much earlier" than discriminatory public policies, says Colin Gordon, author of the book "Patchwork Apartheid."
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"The origins of segregation live much earlier" than discriminatory public policies, says Colin Gordon, author of the book "Patchwork Apartheid."
Colin Gordon, professor of history at the University of Iowa, delivered a talk on his new book, “Patchwork Apartheid: Private Restriction, Racial Segregation, and Urban Inequality,” in the Bryan Cave Law School Moot Courtroom on Monday, Nov. 6.
Historian Colin Gordon will discuss his new book, “Patchwork Apartheid: Private Restriction, Racial Segregation, and Urban Inequality," at a Public Interest Law & Policy Speakers Series event at noon Monday, Nov. 6, in Anheuser-Busch Hall at Washington University in St. Louis. The book documents the history and consequences of private restrictions in greater St. Louis and other Midwest towns.