A review by jennafizzy
Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools by Jonathan Kozol

5.0

As a person who lives in the St Louis County County Suburbs, I was really upset about the conditions of the children who live in East St. Louis. It hit really close to home, how privileged I am to have grown up in an area with excellent public education and a lack of pollution. I realized how privileged I am that Monsanto chose to put it's headquarters here, and help pay for my local Fairs so that I could ride Ferris Wheels. On the other hand, Monsanto choose to put their factories near a poor city that is not accountable to the citizens that are affected by it's polution. It really was an eye opener. I would advise anyone living in the St Louis County Area read the chapter on East St. Louis.