Dr. Robert Bullard: Lessons From 40 Years of Documenting Environmental Racism
Using a racial lens — an equity lens — is more common today, but in 1979 that was not something that most people thought of as part of any kind of research study or to challenge the location of these facilities.
2019 Phil Lind Initiative speaker Dr. Robert Bullard has been researching and gathering data on environmental racism long before there was ever a term for this issue. In an interview with the Revelator, the distinguished researcher and professor discusses how he began this line of research, the mixed responses and reactions he received along the way, and the impact his work continues to make today.