Memphis Community Against Pipeline host rally opposing Byhalia Pipeline

Memphis Community Against Pipeline host rally opposing Byhalia Pipeline
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The fight against a proposed oil pipeline that would run through parts of Tennessee and North Mississippi got a boost Sunday from a well-known civil rights figure.
Last month, former Vice President Al Gore spoke against the pipeline.
This weekend, a well-known reverend spoke out, calling the pipeline “environmental racism.”
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“What God made, nobody else has a right to contaminate,” Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II said.
Well-known activist Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II stopped in Memphis to speak against the proposed Byhalia Pipeline. Barber has fought other pipelines, saying they often target minority and low-income communities who often can’t fight back.

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