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Richard Rothstein uses a plethora of factual information to support his claim that segregation and oppression was and still is systematically supported by local, state, and federal governments. Read along with us as he disentangles the myths surrounding poverty, imprisonment, a failed education system and the intentional oppression of non-whites.
Navigate through Rothstein's real and impactful research as he uses evidence to clear up misconceptions surrounding what we presume to be de facto (without the approval of the law) segregation in housing, and sub sequentially entire communities at the national level.
Finally, What does God say in his word about segregation and racism? How does he want us to respond to oppression? How have children of the most high responded in the past? Join us in the discussion lounge, September 22, 6:30pm ET as we discuss these questions and many more.
Matt 22: 37-39
"Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
-The Readers Choice
Updated 12/28
Key Highlights:
-The housing authority initially served middle class white Americans during the housing shortage crisis. Tenants at that time could afford to pay for the rental of these units as well as the living expenses associated with cost, given the opportunity that public housing be made available to them.
-This book offered lots of clear facts about the distinctive living pattern of segregation by race that still seems to be a staple of American communities to this day, one being the ghetto.
-Rothstien proves in his book how the government reinforced segregation through the use of federally and privately funded housing programs such as the USO (United Service Organization), FHA (Federal Housing Administration), USHA (United States Housing Authority) and HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development).
-Nearly all of our past US Presidents had a hand in the segregation of non-whites which ultimately led to the economic suppression of black and other minority wealth throughout the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. Their perspectives can be traced back to times of slavery.
-The stereotypes and attitudes that support racial discrimination were cultivated by strategic government action, specifically designed to targeted African Americans and other non-whites. The goal was to restrict them from neighborhoods designated for Caucasians.
-If federal programs were not, even to this day, reinforcing racial isolation by disproportionately directing low-income African Americans who receive housing assistance into segregated neighborhoods, we might see more inclusive living communities and an even better racially inclusive society.
Acts 17:26 King James Version (KJV)
26 . And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
-The Readers Choice
Tina Pressley