environmental justice: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date	c. 1980 - present
Location	United States

Topics

environmentalism toxic waste pollution waste disposal polychlorinated biphenyl American civil rights movement Boston Tea Party progressivism Black nationalism Granger movement Burning of the Gaspee Young America Movement Antirent War sit-in movement Homestead Movement

Key People

Robert D. Bullard

Robert D. Bullard

American sociologist and environmental activist