Property, Race, Segregation, and the State Property

Authors

Ezra Rosser, American University Washington College of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-7-2018

Journal

The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)

Issue

2

First Page

1

Last Page

2

Abstract

Property scholars have neither forgotten nor ignored the government's role in creating and furthering racial segregation. Scholars have written extensive work on redlining, racially restrictive covenants, the siting of public housing in minority poor communities and the resistance of wealthier white towns to affordable housing.

Nevertheless, Richard Rothstein's book, The Color of Law, should be required reading for property scholars and students. Beautifully written, the book is packed with new details and stories that illustrate the many ways government-at the local, state, and federal levels-denied African-Americans equal access to space and property.

Recommended Citation

Ezra Rosser, Property, Race, Segregation, and the State Property, The Journal of Things We Like (Lots) 1 (2018).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/facsch_lawrev/2074