Keys to Freeze, Mile 1104: The Fighting Spirit of Africatown

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Keys to Freeze, Mile 1104: The Fighting Spirit of Africatown

In an Alabama community founded by freed slaves, a legacy of pollution has left a lifetime of environmental scars, but the people are determined to write their own destiny.

Illustration by Megan Healy

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