Episode 1: A Community against Lead

Lead poisoning is an epidemic that has been ravaging communities of color across the country (and the world) for a hundred years. The story of how it spread to our own backyards has little to do with the individual responsibility of homeowners and parents. This is a story about capitalism, the politics of science, and the subtle (and overt) workings of environmental racism. Mentioned in this Episode: - OCEJ: www.ocej.org - History of Lead Project: http://historianrubio.com/soilleadhistory/ - For complete list of references: http://historianrubio.com/episode-one-a-community-against-lead/ Music by Kevin McLeod: - Truth in the Stones - Ave Marimba - Soaring - Late Night Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music by Weapons of Mass Creation: - Manzana Venenosa