Newtown, Toxin Town, circa 2009
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Newtown, Toxin Town, circa 2009
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The video gives an overview of the topic of environmental racism as it relates to Newtown. Clips from the individual interviews of Faye Bush, Christine Hudson, Beatrice Hailey, and Elizabeth Westbrook are shown. The video ends with Bush asking President Obama to visit Newtown and see the environmental conditions of the community.
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Oral histories of women from Newtown, an African-American neighborhood in Gainesville, Georgia, whose Florist Club members became vocal leaders for civil rights and community improvement.
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00:00:50 Faye Bush introduces herself and talks about the work of the Florist Club in Newtown.|00:02:03 The various compounds found in the community are listed as well as their negative health effects.|00:02:38 Christine Hudson talks about the people in her family who have died of cancer and emphysema after living in Newtown.|00:02:56 Environmental racism is discussed.|00:03:15 Bush addresses President Obama saying that he should visit the community. |
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auc.167.0052_01_1
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.167:0052_01_1
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USA
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00:04:21
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Use and Reproduction
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