By The Guardian, Image: Title image from video in article, The Guardian
*Ed. note - Why this article? Historically racist policies affecting disadvantaged communities of color are a detriment to community health. We address historical policies in PACEs Connection's Historical Trauma Series.
America invested in sanitation systems throughout the 20th century – but it often left out communities of color, and they're still trying to catch up. This video explains how specific policies caused these inequities, and talks to some of the people who still lack proper sanitation systems in 2022.
This video is part of the America's Dirty Divide, a series examining the country's vast environmental inequalities and how climate change will make things worse.
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