I recently read “The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America” by Richard Rothstein in preparation for the Black History Month Columbus community book discussions taking place this month. Rothstein focuses on dispelling the myth of de facto residential segregation — the idea that segregated neighborhoods resulted from private practices. He argues instead that we have de jure segregation — segregation resulting from laws and government policies — and that this de jure segregation is unconstitutional.