{"product_id":"keep-on-a-walkin-kimberly-burwell-stands-up-for-environmental-justice","title":"Keep on a-Walkin' | Kimberly Burwell Stands Up for Environmental Justice","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eComing this fall!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarching for the Environment\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eKeep on a-Walkin'\u003c\/em\u003e is the true story of 10-year-old Kimberly Burwell who joined her mother at protests against toxic dumping in their North Carolina community in 1982. Kimberly's voice was carried nationwide after a reporter's interview with her aired on the CBS evening news with Dan Rather.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eThe protests in Warren County, North Carolina, were early efforts of the environmental justice movement, following 4 years of illegal dumping by a manufacturing company and the subsequent decision by North Carolina to bury the carcinogenic waste in Warren County. The nonviolent marches drew multiracial and intergenerational participation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eKimberly's story personalizes environmental justice for young readers and demonstrates the multifaceted strategy essential to activism. Deftly and dramatically illustrated, \u003cem\u003eKeep on a-Walkin'\u003c\/em\u003e spotlights a significant event in civil rights history, connecting it to prior decades of protests for equal rights, and making an impact still today on environmental advocacy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKimberly Burwell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn activist and caregiver, Kimberly was passionate about more than the environment. When she was 13, Kimberly spent her entire summer helping other children at a camp program hosted at the Franklinton Center. By the time she graduated from high school, Kimberly had received multiple awards for community service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs she said in a 1995 interview,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\"I actually started in the movement when I was like two. ... My mom actually had me in the stroller marching for [the Rev. Dr. Ben Chavis] and the Wilmington 10. So it's been in me ever since the beginning.\"\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiagnosed with kidney failure as an adult, Kimberly never stopped standing up and marching. The weekend before her death, she drove a small group of adults to Washington, DC, to the March for Jobs \u0026amp; Justice. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStanding Up for Justice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike Kimberly, \u003cem\u003eKeep on a-Walkin'\u003c\/em\u003e sets an example for young people who want to march and sing and protest against injustice. \u003cem\u003eKeep on a-Walkin' \u003c\/em\u003eincludes as backmatter:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003ehow to become an activist;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003ebrief history of protest songs;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eexamples of places experiencing environmental injustice;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eand personal notes from Dollie Burwell and Cathy Sheafor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eKeep on a-Walkin'\u003c\/em\u003e is a civil rights story that raises children's awareness of the intertwined injustices of racism and pollution. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDollie B. Burwell\u003c\/strong\u003e was arrested for lying down in front of PCB-carrying trucks that were dumping toxins in her North Carolina community. Her daughter, the late Kimberly Burwell, protested with her. Considered the mother of the environmental justice movement, Dollie currently serves as Vice Chair of the Warren County Environmental Action Team.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCathy Sheafor\u003c\/strong\u003e is a former environmental attorney and educator, a TA\/Fellow for The Writing Barn, and a passionate entrepreneur. 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