Black Involvement In Environmental Movement Increases

Increased number of African-Americans are joining the environmental movement.

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October 16, 2001, 11:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Environmentalism has been considered the territory of mostly white communities with money and time on their hands. And black leaders have generally overlooked environmental conservation as a top priority. But that way of thinking began to change relatively recently as blacks have gotten involved in significant and organized numbers in land conservation issues, preservation and land-trust. "

Thanks to Tom Collins

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