Toxic Water, Toxic System: Environmental Racism and Michigan's Water War

by Michael Mascarenhas Narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner

Overview

The tireless resistance of local communities fighting for ownership of America's third largest water system



Toxic Water, Toxic System exposes the consequences of a seemingly anonymous authoritarian state willing to maintain white supremacy at any cost-including poisoning an entire city and shutting off water to thousands of people. Weaving together narratives of frontline activists along with archival data, Michael Mascarenhas provides a powerful exploration of the political alliances and bureaucratic mechanisms that uphold inequality.



Drawing from three years of ethnographic fieldwork in Flint and Detroit, this book amplifies the voices of marginalized communities, particularly African American women, whose perspectives and labor have been consistently overlooked. Toxic Water, Toxic System offers a fresh perspective on the ties between urban austerity policies, environmental harm, and the advancement of white supremacist agendas in predominantly Black and brown cities.

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"A must-read for those curious about the ongoing water crisis in Michigan."

Product Details

BN ID:	2940192517918
Publisher:	HighBridge Company
Publication date:	06/18/2024
Edition description:	Unabridged

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