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The Fire This Time: Ferguson, St. Louis, & the American City

Colin Gordon, Professor of History, University of Iowa

Event Details

Date
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Time
4-6 p.m.
Location
Old Madison Room (3rd Floor), Memorial Union
Description
Colin Gordon is the author of Mapping Decline: St. Louis and the Fate of the American City, which traces the transformation of metropolitan St. Louis in the 20th century, focusing on local regulation of land use, including restrictive deed covenants, real estate restrictions, and municipal zoning; and most recently, Growing Apart: A Political History of American Inequality, which traces the causes and consequences of economic inequality in the United States.
Cost
Free

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