Rooted in the earth : reclaiming the African American environmental heritage / Dianne D. Glave.
Title:
Rooted in the earth : reclaiming the African American environmental heritage / Dianne D. Glave.
ISBN:
9781569767511
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Publication Information:
Chicago, Ill. : Lawrence Hill Books, [2018]
©2010
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xi, 178 pages) : illustrations
General Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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.
Summary:
Argues against the stereotype that a meaningful connection to the environment goes against the African American experience and traces the history of blacks' relationship with the natural world in order to demonstrate how they can once again reclaim a life in nature.
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