In 1982, a toxic waste facility opened in the Piney Woods in Winona, Texas. The residents were told that the company would plant fruit trees on the land left over from its ostensible salt-water injection well. Soon after the plant opened, however, residents started noticing huge orange clouds rising from the facility and an increase in rates of cancer and birth defects in both humans and animals. The company dismissed their concerns, and confusion about what chemicals it accepted made investigations difficult. Outraged by what she saw, Phyllis Glazer founded Mothers Organized to Stop Environmental Sins (MOSES) and worked tirelessly to publicize the problems in Winona. The story was featured in People , the Houston Chronicle magazine, and The Dallas Observer . The plant finally closed in 1998, citing the negative publicity generated by the group. This book originated in 1994 when Cromer-Campbell was asked by Phyllis Glazer to produce a photograph for a poster about the campaign. She was so touched by the people in the town that she set out to document their stories. Using a plastic Holga camera, she created hauntingly distorted images that are both works of art and testaments to the damage inflicted on the …

Mexican Protestantism was born in the encounter between Mexican Catholics and Anglo American Protestants, after the United States ventured into the Southwest and wrested territory from Mexico in the early nineteenth century. Sea la Luz tells the story of Mexican converts and the churches they developed through the records of Protestant missionaries. Juan Francisco Martinez traces Protestant mission work among the Spanish speaking of the Southwest throughout the nineteenth century. By 1900, about 150 Spanish-speaking Protestant churches with more than five thousand adult members existed in the region. They were rejected by their own people because they were Protestants, but Anglo American Protestants did not readily accept them either because they were Mexican. In spite of the pressures from both their own community and the larger society, they forged a new religious identity in the midst of conquest.

Photograph of an unidentified man and woman arriving together on the red carpet.

Photograph of an unidentified woman gazing to the right.

Photograph of Timothy Stickney on stage.

Photograph of Roger E. Mosley and Della Reese reading a program together.

Photograph of Kim Fields speaking on stage from behind the podium.

Photograph of Irma P. Hall and an unidentified man at a gala celebrating the 30th Anniversary of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, held at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex. The man helps Hall out of a black vehicle.

Photograph of Timothy Stickney standing on stage at the podium.

Photograph of Ella Joyce, Kim Fields, Erykah Badu, and Curtis King conversing on stage with other guests seated around them.

Photograph of several guests on stage, including Della Reese, Albertina Walker, Irma P. Hall, and Curtis King.

Photograph of two unidentified guests arriving at the gala on the red carpet.

Photograph of three unidentified guests, one seated and two standing, conversing.

Photograph of Curtis King posing with several guests, including Albertina Walker, Della Reese, and Kim Fields.

Photograph of Peabo Bryson holding an audience member's hand while performing in front of the stage.

Photograph of a row of three audience members, including Kim Fields.

Photograph of several guests arriving at the event with one guest in the center of the photo raising his right fist in the air.

Photograph of Curtis King, Timothy Stickney, Bill Cobbs, Kirk Franklin, and several other guests posing for a picture.

Photograph of an unidentified man speaking for a small audience, among which is Curtis King.

Photograph of an unidentified man speaking at the podium on stage.

Photograph of an unidentified man and woman on the red carpet speaking to interviewers.

Photograph of several guests on stage, including Della Reese, Irma P. Hall, Albertina Walker, and Curtis King.

Photograph of Curtis King on stage with several special guests.

Photograph of an unidentified performer singing on stage.