Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-256) and index.
Contents:
Foreword / Carl Anthony. Reflections on the purposes and meanings of African American environmental history / Dianne D. Glave, Mark Stoll -- Slavery and the origins of African American environmentalism / Mart A. Stewart -- Slave hunting and fishing in the antebellum South / Scott Giltner -- Rural African American women, gardening, and progressive reform in the South / Dianne D. Glave -- Turpentine Negro / Cassandra Y. Johnson, Josh McDaniel -- African Americans, outdoor recreation, and the 1919 Chicago Race Riot / Colin Fisher -- Women, environmental rationale, and activism during the progressive era / Elizabeth D. Blum -- Nature and blackness in suburban passage / Christopher Sellers -- Environmental justice, ecoracism, and environmental history / Martin V. Melosi -- Identity politics and multiracial coalitions in the environmental justice movement / Eileen M. McGurty -- Religion and African American environmental activism / Mark Stoll -- Politicized memories in the struggle for Miami's Virginia Key Beach / Gregory Bush -- Black environmental liberation theology / Dianne D. Glave -- Reflections on the purposes and meanings of African American environmental history / Carl Anthony.
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