Anniston, AL - a case study for environmental racism in the United States. If you've heard of the issues with Flint, Michigan today, the story of Anniston's fight against environmental racism will stun you. From the Civil Rights Era movement to the modern day fight against PCB contamination, the history of black American activism in Anniston, Alabama will open your eyes to the connections between overt racist violence like lynchings and Jim Crow to the slower violence of environmental issues.
While this episode touches on racism (especially environmental racism) there's also a celebration of black activism and an examination of what makes black activism (and white activism) for environmental justice successful.
Get the history of Monsanto, the Swann chemical company, Fort McClellan and the U.S. Army Depot in this Alabama city in this podcast episode and don't forget to find me on social media once you're done listening.
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Sources:
Baptized in PCBs: Race, Pollution & Justice in an All-American Town by Ellen Griffith Spears
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