Decades into Velsicol cleanup, community remains skeptical
An entrance gate leads to the old Velsicol Chemical plant in North Memphis. The 83-acre site near the intersection of Jackson Avenue and Warford Street was originally built to manufacture chemicals for World War II. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
At a rare community meeting Thursday evening, tensions between about 30 community members and a couple company representatives boiled over. One message was clear: The community doesn’t trust Velsicol.
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Keely Brewer
Keely Brewer is a Report for America corps member covering environmental impacts on communities of color in Memphis. She is working in partnership with the Ag & Water Desk, a sustainable reporting network aimed at telling water and agriculture stories across the Mississippi River Basin.
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