Jackson Water Crisis 
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SOURCE: Made By History at the Washington Post
9/13/2022
Black Mississippians Have Been Fighting a Water Crisis for Decades
by Thomas J. Ward Jr.
Black residents of the Mississippi Delta began organizing in 1970 for access to water and sewage services; their struggle continues today.
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SOURCE: Harper's Bazaar
9/1/2022
The Jackson Water Crisis Latest Chapter in Black Mutual Aid
by Kaitlyn Greenidge
The two sides of Mississippi's history are its exploitative oligarchy and the efforts of Black Mississippians and their allies to imagine egalitarian alternatives against the odds. Activists' responses to the collapse of the Jackson water infrastructure will test that spirit.
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