Rooted in the earth : reclaiming the African American environmental heritage /

Rooted in the earth : reclaiming the African American environmental heritage / Dianne D. Glave.

In Rooted in the Earth, environmental historian Dianne D. Glave overturns the stereotype that a meaningful attachment to nature and the outdoors is contrary to the black experience. In tracing the history of African Americans' relationship with the environment, emphasizing the unique preservati...

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Main Author: Glave, Dianne D. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago, Ill. : Lawrence Hill Books, ©2010.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
African Americans > History.
African Americans > Social conditions.
Ethnoecology > United States.
Human beings > Effect of environment on > United States.
Environmentalism > United States.
Environmental justice > United States.
African Americans.
Environmental justice.
Environmentalism.
Human beings > Effect of environment on.
Ethnoecology.
United States.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: people and currents
  • The Atlantic Ocean: currents of life and death
  • Topography: navigating the southern landscape
  • Religion: shouting in the woods
  • Resistance: rebellion, sustenance, and escape in the wilderness
  • Preservation: blending the practical and the purist
  • Conservation: an African legacy of working the land
  • Children: dreaming and danger in woods and fields
  • Nature study: observing, classifying, and utilizing the natural world
  • Women and gardening: a patch of her own
  • Environmental justice: free to breathe
  • Conclusion: heritage and the future.

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