For decades, the South Baltimore neighborhood has been a sacrifice zone beset by extractive and toxic industries with no concern for residents—and little has been done about it.
Author Archives: Nicole Fabricant
Nicole Fabricant teaches anthropology at Towson University and organizes with the South Baltimore Land Trust in Curtis Bay. Her book Fighting to Breathe: Race, Toxicity and the Rise of Youth Activism in Baltimore (Fall 2022, University of California Press) traces the history of industrial pollution, cumulative health impacts, and the rise of youth activism on the South Baltimore peninsula.
