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Management Agency
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Black History

Black History Resources

African American Environmentalist Association
Founded in 1985 and still going strong.
Environmental Justice Resource Center
Founded and directed by Robert Bullard, one of the major figures in the emergence of environmental justice in the US south and beyond.
Envronmental Justice Through the Eye of Hurricane Katrina
Collection of materials on the environmental racism at the heart of the Katrina tragedy.

Black History Month

Resources

Literature

Springfield History

Illinois Black History

Smithsonian Black History

PBS Celebration

1908 Race Riot Sculpture Dedication

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