The Black Butterfly: Baltimore’s Harmful Politics of Race and Space
Activist-scholar Lawrence Brown (University of Wisconsin-Madison) talks about his forthcoming book, The Black Butterfly: The Harmful Politics of Race and Place in America (to be published in January 2021 by John Hopkins University Press). Focusing an historical account of events in the city of Baltimore, the book asks, How can American cities promote racial equity, end redlining, and reverse the damaging health- and wealth-related effects of segregation?