Though incorporating more open and green space into our urban communities is more important than ever in the United States, The Green Movement has focused on incorporating green space and walkability into heavily concentrated urban areas such as downtown Atlanta. However, there is a bigger deficit of green space just outside of the main congested urban hubs, in historically marginalized Black neighborhoods and communities. These forgotten communities are victims of racist policies and legislation leading to the segregation and disinvestment of local minority communities. There is an unequal distribution of green space in these marginalized communities, but why? Have the historical impacts of racism, inequality, gentrification, segregation, and strategic displacement of minorities affected the quality of the environment within these minority communities? In what ways can we combat these societal limitations to address environmental issues and injustice? The scope of this research will be concentrated in the City of Atlanta.