Glave, Dianne D. <br/><br/>
Rooted in the earth :  reclaiming the African American environmental heritage / 
Dianne D. Glave. 
 - First edition. 
 - xi, 178 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :  illustrations ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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 preservation-conservation aspect of black environmentalism, and using her storytelling skills to re-create black naturalists of the past, Glave reclaims the African American heritage of the land. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781556527661 (pbk.) 1556527667 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010008130 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB058487  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015545905  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>African Americans--History.<br/>African Americans--Social conditions.<br/>Indigenous peoples--Ecology--United States.<br/>Human beings--Effect of environment on--United States.<br/>Environmentalism--United States.<br/>Environmental justice--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E185  / .G54 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.896/073