Fwd: invitation to a screening (fwd)

[Drew Danielson]

I remember hearing about environmental racism (and the term
"environmental racism")at student environmental activist meetings in the
late 80s/early 90s.  The reference was to environmentally-unfriendly
ventures setting up shop in predominently African American areas in the
deep South.


davemarc wrote:
>
> I think I actually heard the term "environmental racism" for the first time
> around 1994, the year cited for that episode.  I believe the term has been
> used in reference to the building of waste disposal sites near Harlem, NY.
>
> Not a linguist,
>
> David