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Brown Grove Preservation Group

Ashland, United States
Joined October 2023

Brown Grove, a National Historic rural community 17 miles North of Richmond, Virginia and home to descendants of freed slaves.

Presence in: United States
Focus: Community / Customary Land Rights, Community Organizing, Environmental Justice

Brown Grove continues to suffer the brunt of the health and economic impacts of pollution as multi-million dollar corporations pad their pockets at the cost of destroying pristine lands and depriving the community of essential resources — a classic tale of environmental racism.