ulian Steward Award 2006 Runner-Up In this highly readable account
. . . Checker has written a fine book. Assigned to students
interested in urbanism, science and technology studies, race
relations in the United States, environment, or social movements,
the book is sure to spark thoughtful conversation. -American
Anthropologist Melissa Checker's absorbing story is a portrait of
America. Polluted Promises showcases the complex links between
toxic waste and race, and the hope-filled journeys of environmental
activists who are wise, strong, and spiritual in their fight
against toxic waste--and for their lives. Checker is doing public
anthropology for social justice. -Carol Stack, author of All Our
Kin I hope that (this book) doesn't get pidgeonholed as a dry,
academic treatise, because it is anything but that. It is a
wonderfully written account of the struggles by the residents of
Hyde Park, a neighborhood in Augusta, Georgia, to undo decades
of...environmental racism. -In Brief A very rich, organized, and
theoretically interesting ethnographic case study of environmental
activism. Checker beautifully recounts how the issues of race
emerged and were manipulated in social organizing against
environmental poisoning. -George E. Marcus, author of Ethnography
through Thick and Thin Polluted Promises is a substantial
accomplishment. It grounds the notion of environmental justice
wonderfully in practical terms, in the theoretically sophisticated
and empathetic examination of Hyde Park. -Adolph Reed, Jr., author
of Class Notes: Posing As Politics and Other Thoughts on the
American Scene A sweeping and brilliant account of a struggle for
environmental justice. With clarity and honesty, Checker adroitly
exploits the interconnection of race, environment, and civil
rights. This is an authoritative and courageous book that should be
essential reading for everyone interested in environmental justice.
-Bunyan Bryant, editor of Environmental Justice: Issues, Policies,
and Solutions Over the past two decades, environmental racism has
become the rallying cry for many communities as they discover the
contaminations of toxic chemicals and industrial waste in their own
backyards. Living next door to factories and industrial sites for
years, the people in these communities often have record health
problems and debilitating medical conditions. Melissa Checker tells
the story of one such neighborhood, Hyde Park, in Augusta, Georgia,
and the tenacious activism of its two hundred African American
families. This community, at one time surrounded by nine polluting
industries, is struggling to make their voices heard and their
community safe again. Polluted Promises shows that even in the
post-civil rights era, race and class are still key factors in
determining the politics of pollution. Melissa Checker teaches in
the Department of Urban Studies, Queens College/CUNY. She is
co-editor of Local Actions: Cultural Activism, Power, and Public
Life. She is donating all of her proceeds from this book to the
Hyde and Aragon Park Improvement Committee.
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