Poisoned Water: How the Citizens of Flint, Michigan, Fought for Their Lives and Warned the Nation

This informational book examines the Flint water crisis. It describes how racism and segregation formed part of the history leading to the crisis and follows Flint residents’ efforts to obtain clean water. The account begins with Flint in 2014, when the city was financially strained and had been built up, then left behind, by General Motors. Based on original reporting, the book focuses on the civic and environmental consequences of contaminated water and the people who acted in response. It includes an authors’ note and an index.