The Color of Law Part 1: The Consequences of Urban Renewal

The first in a four-part virtual series based on The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein.
This first session explored how urban renewal in Columbia harmed local, predominantly African-American neighborhoods and residents, featuring:
--Warren Bolton, Retired Associate Editor, The State, Moderator
--Franchot Brown, Former Waverly Resident and Attorney
--Joe Darby, Former Wheeler Hill Resident
--Rebecca Liebson, Reporter Covering Columbia Housing, The State
--Stuart Andrews, Attorney
Thank you to all the panelists and the moderator for sharing your experiences and wisdom with us!
This series is sponsored by the City of Columbia Government, Richland Library, Historic Columbia, Columbia SC 63: Our Story Matters, Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation, South Carolina Humanities, Center for Civil Rights History and Research, USC African American Studies Program, and the Institute for African American Research at the University of South Carolina.