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The Segregation Myth-Buster

On this episode....

Richard Rothstein, author of Color of Law

A lot of people moan and groan about segregation as if it's a plight that magically fell out of the sky.

But that would be letting a lot of powerful people, policies and institutions off the hook.

Because the truth is, America is segregated because it was designed to be, via a series of purposeful policies and government actions implemented in the past several decades.

In this episode, hear Richard Rothstein, author of Color of Law, breaks it all down.

Alona served as We Live Here's associate producer in 2018.
Kameel Stanley co-hosted and co-produced the We Live Here podcast—covering race, class, power, and poverty in the St. Louis Region—from 2015 to 2018.
Tim Lloyd was a founding host of We Live Here from 2015 to 2018 and was the Senior Producer of On Demand and Content Partnerships until Spring of 2020.