The Global Black History Podcast

A comprehensive podcast on black history and black issues around the world. You’ll hear about subjects in black history that you won’t find in your average history curriculum. Each story is told in an entertaining narrative fashion that’s easy to listen to. I used to get bored in history class too. But black history is far from boring. The rich tapestry of experience that makes up the diaspora deserves its attention and that’s the mission of this podcast: bringing black history from around the world to average people.

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Monsanto & U.S. Army Poison Black American Town: Anniston, Alabama vs. Environmental Racism

December 11, 2020 • Eriche

Anniston, AL - a case study for environmental racism in the United States. If you've heard of the issues with Flint, Michigan today, the story of Anniston's fight against environmental racism will stun you. From the Civil Rights Era movement to the modern day fight against PCB contamination, the history of black American activism in Anniston, Alabama will open your eyes to the connections between overt racist violence like lynchings and Jim Crow to the slower violence of environmental issues.

While this episode touches on racism (especially environmental racism) there's also a celebration of black activism and an examination of what makes black activism (and white activism) for environmental justice successful.

Get the history of Monsanto, the Swann chemical company, Fort McClellan and the U.S. Army Depot in this Alabama city in this podcast episode and don't forget to find me on social media once you're done listening.

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