Jacksonville's High Child Firearm Injuries Linked to Redlining and Toxic Waste

• Jacksonville has a high rate of child firearm injuries.
• A boarded-up elementary school named for Mary McLeod Bethune sits on a former toxic waste site.
• The toxic waste site, known as 'Brown's Dump,' was used from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s.
• The area's gun violence is rooted in systematic racism and redlining practices.
• The issue is covered by KFF Health News in partnership with The Trace.