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Policies that Perpetuate Inequality

Colorblind Bias

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This book examines how “colorblind” policies perpetuate racial bias by masking the structural and systemic roots of inequality.
Leland Ware critically examines the persistence of racial inequality in the United States despite landmark legal advancements, arguing that numerous policies obscure the structural forces that sustain segregation and disparity-particularly in education. Through analysis of the strategic use of racially coded political rhetoric and key Supreme Court rulings, Ware demonstrates how race-neutral frameworks often reinforce, rather than remediate, systemic inequity. For legal scholars, educators, sociologists, and political scientists, this work offers a reinterpretation of civil rights jurisprudence, a framework for addressing de facto segregation, and a vital lens through which to understand how racial resentment continues to shape policy and public discourse.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: Reconstruction
Chapter 2: Public Schools and the Shaping of the American Identity
Chapter 3: The Equalization Strategy
Chapter 4: Student Disparities
Chapter 5: The Great Migration and Suburban Segregation
Chapter 6: Racial Appeals in Political Campaigns
Chapter 7: Ethnic Minorities in France
Chapter 8: Nationalism, Nativism, and the New Right
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

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Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published 08 Jan 2026
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 144
ISBN 9798216254492
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Illustrations 5 tables
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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