Review of The color of law: A forgotten history of how our government segregated America

Authors

  • Lydia Ross Arizona State University
  • Jeanne M. Powers Arizona State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14507/er.v25.2440

Author Biographies

Lydia Ross, Arizona State University

Lydia Ross is a doctoral candidate in the Educational Policy & Evaluation PhD program in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. Her research examines on the effects of formal and informal policies on access, equity, and inclusion for historically marginalized groups, with a focus on higher education. Her dissertation examines undergraduate students’ knowledge of and attitudes towards affirmative action admissions policies, within the contexts of engineering and education disciplines.

Jeanne M. Powers, Arizona State University

Jeanne M. Powers is an associate professor in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, at Arizona State University.  Dr. Powers received her PhD in Sociology from the University of California, San Diego.  Her research agenda is oriented around issues of equity and access in education policy.  Recent projects have focused on school segregation, school choice, and the educational achievement of immigrant students. She has published in the Review of Research in Education, American Educational Research Journal, Educational Policy, American Journal of Education, Equity and Excellence in Education, Law and Social Inquiry, and Education Policy Analysis Archives.

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Published

2018-12-12

How to Cite

Ross, L., & Powers, J. M. (2018). Review of The color of law: A forgotten history of how our government segregated America. Education Review, 25. https://doi.org/10.14507/er.v25.2440

Issue

Vol. 25 (2018)

Section

Book reviews

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