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Charlotte Keys
| Despite threats and setbacks, Charlotte Keys never gets discouraged; she cannot be bought or run off.
Nominator
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Community Health Leaders
2001
Area(s) of expertise:
Environmental health
Leader’s Biography 2001:
Founder & Executive Director, Jesus People Against Pollution, Columbia, MS
Keys lost her county job and her life was threatened when, as a county clerk, she discovered and publicly discussed lawsuits filed by several workers against Reichold Chemical. After she learned about the severe health problems plaguing the old and young in her community, traced to 1977 explosion at Reichold’s plant, Keys created Jesus People Against Pollution to mobilize her community to demand health and environmental justice.
Where this Leader can be reached today:
Founder & Executive Director
Jesus People Against Pollution
P.O Box 765
Columbia, MS 39429
Phone: (601) 736-0686
Email: keysjpap@aol.com
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