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Monsanto & U.S. Army Poison Black American Town: Anniston, Alabama vs. Environmental Racism

The Global Black History Podcast
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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. SUBSCRIBE and follow for a new weekly podcast. Find me on twitter: www.twitter.com/blkhistorypod Subscribe on Patreon: www.patreon.com/blackhistorypod ALL music by the talented Pres Morris: Twitter: www.twitter.com/pres_morris radiofreeglobe.bandcamp.com Sources: Baptized in PCBs: Race, Pollution & Justice in an All-American Town by Ellen Griffith Spears A Terrible Thing To Waste by Harriet Washington Monsanto Protest In Anniston, AL https://youtu.be/8Gk3NEIwKvA Community Against Pollution https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_Against_Pollution Monsanto Poisoned Anniston (Harriet Washington) https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/harrietwashington/monsanto-anniston-harriet-washington-environmental-racism Study of Anniston AL Activism https://muse.jhu.edu/article/650803 PCB Contamination In Alabama Hearing https://static.ewg.org/files/AnnistonSenateHearingTrans.pdf Department of Justice Monsanto Settlement https://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/pr/2002/October/02_enrd_613.htm Anniston Assessment Plan https://www.fws.gov/daphne/Contaminants/Draft_Assessment_Plan_11-25-09.pdf University of Alabama Professor details Anniston poisoning https://news.ua.edu/2014/04/ua-professor-details-how-chemical-dumping-affects-anniston/ Details About Chloracne https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloracne

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