Daja E. Henry is a 2022-2023 Frances Ellen Watkins Harper editorial fellow at The 19th. Explore their work.
Rural America
Fighting Industrial Development and Defending Black History in Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley”
In Wallace, descendants of enslaved people live on one of the last preserved stretches of Louisiana’s Mississippi River. Now, a massive grain export facility threatens the community’s history and future.
Daja E. Henry
WE NEED TO BE UNITED IN THE FIGHT AGAINST FASCISM AND REPRESSION
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