Rooted in the earth
Subtitle: reclaiming the African American environmental heritage
By: Dianne D. Glave
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9781556527661
Subjects: Ecology; Effect of environment on; Environmentalism; Environmental justice; Indigenous peoples; Social conditions; Human beings; African Americans; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: people and currents; title: The Atlantic Ocean: currents of life and death; title: Topography: navigating the southern landscape; title: Religion: shouting in the woods; title: Resistance: rebellion, sustenance, and escape in the wilderness; title: Preservation: blending the practical and the purist; title: Conservation: an African legacy of working the land; title: Children: dreaming and danger in woods and fields; title: Nature study: observing, classifying, and utilizing the natural world; title: Women and gardening: a patch of her own; title: Environmental justice: free to breathe; title: Conclusion: heritage and the future.