The Washington Post, March 13th, 1994
A case that smells a lot like environmental racism is unfolding around the historic black town of Thoroughfare, Va. Located an hour's drive outside of Washington, this pre-Civil War enclave could be wiped out by two monstrous developments: the proposed Old Dominion Race Track on one side and the proposed Walt Disney Co. theme park on the other. The racism that I speak of goes beyond devaluing black history, although it would be perverse to watch the destruction of a real town founded by freed slaves while a fabricated historical theme park takes its place. Rather, this is about pollution and a...
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