

The move can reduce or end residential segregation. The proposals suggested by Richard can help integrate blacks in the neighborhoods belonging to whites.

Tax incentives for all-whites neighborhood should be suspended to compel them to incorporate blacks. Real estate agents should be motivated to assimilate neighborhoods.

Fair Housing Act should be enforced and the houses belonging to blacks need to be sold at cheap price. Richard proposes several actions that need to be taken to end housing segregation. Frank found it difficult to settle in Milpitas because the place was preserved for whites only. The government constructed public housing for whites at Milpitas. Frank was employed at the Ford Motor factory. Richard gives the story of Frank Stevenson to justify his claim. In short, all levels of government passed laws that upheld prejudiced patterns.ĭespite the Supreme Court banning segregation of cities based on color, legislators enacted policies to certify the separation of blacks from whites. Neighborhoods are separated by de jure segregation. In the Colour of Law, Richard Rothstein evaluates segregation, discrimination, injustices, and oppression subjected to people of color in America. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.Īfrican-Americans have had a tough life in the U.S. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
