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Our Road: Then -- E1: The Making of the Movement
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On December 20, 1978, Warren County, North Carolina citizens learn that the state intends to bury PCB-contaminated soil in a landfill in their county regardless of public sentiment. On behalf of citizens, Ken Ferruccio responds that there will be “due process first, then civil disobedience.” These six words are probably the first time in history that a Massachusetts Yankee speaking with a Northeastern accent, poses an ultimatum to a southern governor through the news media concerning his intention to locate a toxic waste landfill in a poor, predominantly black community. These six words would become the framework for the opposition to the PCB landfill that would span the following four years.
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