Synopsis
To be poor, to be working class, to be female or a member of a minority group often means being subjected to a greater share the environmental problems of the US. Frequently environmenal disparities are merely another form of institutional discrimination. This book chronicles the efforts of five black communities to link environmentalism with the issues of social justice.
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Présentation de l'éditeur
To be poor, working-class, or a person of color in the United States often means bearing a disproportionate share of the country's environmental problems. Starting with the premise that all Americans have a basic right to live in a healthy environment, Dumping in Dixie chronicles the efforts of five African American communities, empowered by the civil rights movement, to link environmentalism with issues of social justice. In the third edition, Bullard speaks to us from the front lines of the environmental justice movement about new developments in environmental racism, different organizing strategies, and success stories in the struggle for environmental equity.
Biographie de l'auteur
Robert D. Bullard is a sociologist and long-time civil rights and environmental justice activist. He is professor of sociology at Clark Atlanta University, and also serves as director of the university's Environmental Justice Resource Center.
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