Toxic Wastes and Race in the United States: A National Report on the Racial and Socio-Economic Characteristics of Communities with Hazardous Waste Sites

Title

Toxic Wastes and Race in the United States: A National Report on the Racial and Socio-Economic Characteristics of Communities with Hazardous Waste Sites

Description

In 1987, the United Church of Christ (UCC), headed by executive director Benjamin Chavis Jr., published a seminal report about the relationship of race and socioeconomic class to contaminated waste sites across the U.S. The UCC's assessment revealed that three out of every five black or Hispanic citizens lived in close proximity to an "uncontrolled" hazardous waste site. Although the report found both race and class to be significant factors, the results suggested that the former variable carried greater weight.

Creator

Commission for Racial Justice

Publisher

United Church of Christ

Date

1987

Files

Citation

Commission for Racial Justice, “Toxic Wastes and Race in the United States: A National Report on the Racial and Socio-Economic Characteristics of Communities with Hazardous Waste Sites,” Fifty Years of Green: An Environmental History of Middlebury College since 1965, accessed October 10, 2024, https://omeka.middlebury.edu/fyg/items/show/316.

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