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Author:

Glave, Dianne D.

Title:

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

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Lawrence Hill Books,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

xi, 178 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

African Americans--History.
African Americans--Social conditions.
Indigenous peoples--Ecology--United States.
Human beings--Effect of environment on--United States.
Environmentalism--United States.
Environmental justice--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

ISBN:

1556527667 (pbk.)
9781556527661 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)491960540

LCCN:

2010008130

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)