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"Fighting Environmental Racism in North Carolina"

The article, "Fighting Environmental Racism in North Carolina," by Vann R. Newkirk II in The New Yorker details the long history of environmental racism committed by local governments against the Rogers-Eubanks neighborhood. The reporter discussed the history with Rogers-Eubanks Neighborhood Association leaders Minister Robert Campbell and David Caldwell, Jr.

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Citation: Marian Cheek Jackson Center, “"Fighting Environmental Racism in North Carolina",” From the Rock Wall, accessed November 21, 2024, https://fromtherockwall.org/documents/fighting-environmental-racism-in-north-carolina.

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