African Americans' struggle for environmental justice and the case of the shintech plant: Lessons learned from a war waged

Journal of Black Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 777-789

  Hines, Revathi I ^a  

^a Southern Arkansas University   (United States)

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EID: 33748019022     PISSN: 00219347     EISSN: 15524566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002193470103100605     Document Type: Article

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