One Town's Blueprint for Resegregating America
5 June - 34 minsA real estate investor’s pursuit of cheap land has prompted a lawsuit against a compound in Arkansas that will test whether civil rights laws can stop a whites-only town from existing in America.
Today, Debra Kamin, a New York Times investigative reporter, discusses the community and why its members are convinced that in this political climate, no one is going to stop them.
Guest: Debra Kamin, an investigative reporter focusing on wealth, power and corruption for The The New York Times.
Background reading: A whites-only community in Arkansas has been sued for discrimination.
Photo: Whitten Sabbatini for The New York Times
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