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The course for justice is not a sprint. It’s more like a marathon or a relay race. You pass the baton to the next generation, and you hope there’s a smooth pass off. At the same time, you don’t leave that next generation to run the race by itself.

— Robert D. Bullard

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America is segregated, and so is pollution.

There is no level playing field. Any time our society says that a powerful chemical company has the same right as a low income family that’s living next door, that playing field is not level, is not fair.

Redlining steals health and wealth. It was bad for America in the 1920s, and its continuing effects are harmful in the 2020s today.

No community, rich or poor, urban or suburban, black or white, should be made into a sacrifice zone or dumping ground.

The Quest for Environmental Justice (2005)

Students and young people have fueled every social movement in the United States, including the civil rights, environmental, antiwar, women's movements.

The Quest for Environmental Justice (2005)

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