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Virtual The Color of Law & Reversing Segregation

with Richard Rothstein
2021-10-13 19:00:00 2021-10-13 20:00:00 America/Chicago Virtual The Color of Law & Reversing Segregation Author and researcher Richard Rothstein presents on the policies that led to racial segregation in American communities, and what can be done to reverse these practices and work towards racial equity. Online -

Wednesday, October 13
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2021-10-13 19:00:00 2021-10-13 20:00:00 America/Chicago Virtual The Color of Law & Reversing Segregation Author and researcher Richard Rothstein presents on the policies that led to racial segregation in American communities, and what can be done to reverse these practices and work towards racial equity. Online -

Author and researcher Richard Rothstein presents on the policies that led to racial segregation in American communities, and what can be done to reverse these practices and work towards racial equity.

Richard Rothstein is a Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute and a Senior Fellow (emeritus) at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. He is the author of The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America. 

Co-sponsored by multiple Illinois libraries listed below. In partnership with Racial Awareness in the North Shore (RAIN) and the Together is Better Alliance (TiBA).

  • Algonquin Area Public Library District
  • Arlington Heights Memorial Library
  • Aurora Public Library
  • Bloomingdale Public Library
  • Blue Island Public Library
  • Calumet City Public Library
  • Chillicothe Public Library District
  • College of DuPage Library
  • DeKalb Public Library
  • Des Plaines Public Library
  • Downers Grove Public Library
  • Eisenhower Public Library
  • Elmhurst Public Library
  • Elmwood Park Public Library
  • Forest Park Public Library
  • Fox River Valley Libraries
  • Freeport Public Library
  • Glencoe Public Library
  • Glenview Public Library
  • Grayslake Area Public Library
  • Highland Park Public Library
  • Hinsdale Public Library
  • Homer Township Public Library
  • Indian Prairie Public Library
  • Indian Trails Public Library
  • Joliet Public Library
  • Kankakee Public Library
  • Lake Bluff Public Library
  • Lake Forest Library 
  • Lake Villa District Library
  • Lincolnwood Public Library
  • Morton Grove Public Library
  • Mount Prospect Public Library
  • Normal Public Library
  • Northbrook Public Library
  • Oakton Community College Library
  • Oswego Public Library District
  • Palatine Public Library District
  • Park Forest Public Library
  • Park Ridge Public Library
  • Peoria Public Library
  • River Forest Public Library
  • Roselle Public Library District
  • Skokie Public Library
  • St. Charles Public Library
  • Town & Country Public Library
  • Vernon Area Public Library District
  • Wheaton Public Library
  • Wilmette Public Library

This event will be held live on Zoom.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Virtual | Equity Diversity and Inclusion | Adult Learning |

TAGS: | OneBook |

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