History professor featured on PBS documentary
Richard Newman, professor in the Department of History, is featured as a consultant and commentator in an upcoming PBS documentary, Poisoned Ground, premiering on April 22. The film tells the story of the chemical crisis and resulting activism at Love Canal, a working-class neighborhood in Niagara Falls, in the 1970s and 1980s. A free preview screening of the film will be hosted by Buffalo Toronto Public Media on April 10. Pre-registration for the screening is required.
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