An Evening with Richard Rothstein, author of
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

Presented by the Upper Arlington Historical Society as part of their HistorySpeaks 2020 series, with sincere thanks to
the series' lead sponsor, First Merchants Bank.

Join leading authority on housing policy, Richard Rothstein, for an onstage discussion of the powerful themes from The Color of Law, followed by a Q&A session and book signing.

Event Date and Time: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 7pm
Event Location: Jones Middle School, 2100 Arlington Avenue, Upper Arlington
Event Tickets:
$15 General Admission
$50 Event Admission + Pre-ception with Mr. Rothstein at 5:30 pm, including reserved event seating and a signed copy of the book (limited quantity).
Purchase at Rothstein-March4.eventbrite.com (Gen Admission) and RothsteinPre-ception-March4.eventbrite.com (VIP)

Racial segregation characterizes every metropolitan area in the U.S. and bears responsibility for our most serious social and economic problems.
We are hobbled by a national myth that residential segregation is the result of private discrimination or personal choices that do not violate constitutional rights.
The Color of Law demonstrates, however, that residential segregation was created by racially explicit and unconstitutional government policy in the mid-twentieth century that openly subsidized whites-only suburbanization in which African Americans were prohibited from participating.
Only after learning the history of this policy can we be prepared to undertake the national conversation necessary to remedy our unconstitutional racial landscape.

About the Author: Richard Rothstein is a Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute and a Fellow at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. A former columnist for the New York Times, Rothstein lives in California, where is a Fellow of the Haas Institute at the University of California (Berkeley).
Purchasing the Book: The Upper Arlington Historical Society is thankful to be in partnership with Gramercy Books in Bexley for book sales (pre- and post-event) and book signing (post-event). When choosing where to order your copy of The Color of Law prior to March 4th, please shop local and choose Gramercy Books!

This activity is not sponsored by Upper Arlington Schools.