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1. What turmoil does Rothstein say led him to consider writing this book?

Riots in Ferguson.

2. What is de facto segregation?

Private decisions keeping races apart.

3. What is de jure segregation?

Government policies keeping races apart.

4. What is redlining?

Refusing to offer mortgages to black families in certain areas.

5. What does Rothstein say is the main point of his book?

Rothstein says that he wants to make it clear that segregation was a deliberate policy of the U.S. government.

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