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EPISODE · Feb 4, 2022 · 16 MIN

2. The History of Racism and Environmental Injustice at the Nation’s Oldest Public University

from In Our Backyard Podcast · host Jenn Galler

Geeta Kapur is a civil rights attorney and an activist; she is an alumna of UNC-Chapel Hill and its law school. She is also the author of the book about UNC, "To Drink from the Well: The Struggle for Racial Equality at the Nation's Oldest Public University." With Geeta we talk about her experience attending UNC for undergrad and law school, the racial history of UNC, environmental racism, and what motivated her to write this book. Contact and connect with Geeta: https://twitter.com/geetankapur or [email protected] Geeta’s book:https://www.blairpub.com/shop/to-drink-from-the-well UNC’s racial history: https://www.facingsouth.org/2021/07/voices-uncs-troubled-racial-past-and-present https://www.facingsouth.org/2021/09/voices-uncs-horrifying-history-environmental-racism https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2021/09/university-drink-from-the-well-feature

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