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Monday on Lake Effect: Roots of Milwaukee Segregation, 'White Lies' Podcast, 'The Color of Law'

Monday on Lake Effect:

We commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. day with a conversation about the impact of racial segregation in Milwaukee. Then, NPR’s “White Lies” podcast takes a deep look into the unsolved murder of Civil Rights activist Reverend James Reeb. Plus, the author of The Color of Law unpacks the federal mandates and regulations that defined "de jure" segregation in the U.S.

Guests:

  • Reggie Jackson, head griot, America's Black Holocaust Museum
  • Andrew Beck Grace & Chip Brantley, co-hosts, White Lies podcast
  • Richard Rothstein, author, The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America