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Confronting environmental racism : voices from the grassroots / edited by Robert D. Bullard ; foreword by Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. - 1st ed. - Boston, Mass. : South End Press, c1993. - 259 p. : maps ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-244) and index.

Anatomy of environmental racism and the environmental justice movement / Beyond toxic wastes and race / Environmentalism and the politics of inclusion / Coping with industrial exploitation / Getting the lead out of the community / Race and waste in two Virginia communities / Environmental politics in Alabama's blackbelt / Sustainable development at Ganados del Valle / Nature and Chicanos in southern Colorado / Farmworkers and pesticides / Global threats to people of color / D. Alston, N. Brown -- Conclusion: environmentalism with justice / R.D. Bullard -- C. Lee -- D.E. Taylor -- C. Hamilton -- J. Phoenix -- R.W. Collin, W. Harris, Sr. -- C. Bailey, C.E. Faupel, and J.H. Gundlach -- L. Pulido -- D. Pe�a, J. Gallegos -- M. Moses -- R.D. Bullard.

ISBN: 0896084469 (pbk) 0896084477

LCCN: 92028125

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Environmental policy--United States.
Hazardous waste sites--United States.
Afro-Americans--Politics and government.
Racism--United States.
Minorities--Political activity.--United States
Environmental policy--Case studies.--United States
Hazardous waste sites--Case studies.--United States
Afro-Americans--Politics and government--Case studies.
Racism--Case studies.--United States
Minorities--Political activity--Case studies.--United States

LC Class. No.: HC110.E5 / C665 1993