January 19, 2025 On Campus
Jaceil Britton ’25
CAMD Scholar
Free and open to the public
CAMD Scholar Jaceil Britton 25’ uncovers a history of government failures to protect communities from harm—revealed by case studies of environmental racism that resulted in the disproportionate exposure of Black and brown families to toxins through contaminated water.
The personal stories emerging from these interrelated case studies speak to how local problems are dealt with at the city, state, and federal levels, illuminating rational reasons for a lack of trust in federal support.
Kemper AuditoriumThere’s Something in the Water: The Narrative of Environmental Racism in the Depressed South
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Kemper AuditoriumJaceil Britton ’25
CAMD Scholar
Free and open to the public
CAMD Scholar Jaceil Britton 25’ uncovers a history of government failures to protect communities from harm—revealed by case studies of environmental racism that resulted in the disproportionate exposure of Black and brown families to toxins through contaminated water.
The personal stories emerging from these interrelated case studies speak to how local problems are dealt with at the city, state, and federal levels, illuminating rational reasons for a lack of trust in federal support.