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<p>The lead industry's trade association encouraged the public to think of lead poisoning as a problem affecting the urban poor as a strategy to stop regulation of their hazardous product, argues historian Gerald Markowitz. </p>
The lead industry characterized lead poisoning as a problem of poor people and minorities to protect its sales during the 20th century.
The lead industry spent years using racial bias to divert public attention away from the dangers of the toxin and minimized its impact.
The lead industry characterized lead poisoning as a problem of poor people and minorities to protect its sales during the 20th century.
The lead industry spent years using racial bias to divert public attention away from its dangers, an occupational safety expert says.