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With a basis in environmental history, this groundbreaking study
challenges the idea that a meaningful attachment to nature and the
outdoors is contrary to the black experience. The discussion shows
that contemporary African American culture is usually seen as an
urban culture, one that arose out of the Great Migration and has
contributed to international trends in fashion, music, and the arts
ever since. But because of this urban focus, many African Americans
are not at peace with their rich but tangled agrarian legacy. On
one hand, the book shows, nature and violence are connected in
black memory, especially in disturbing images such as slave ships
on the ocean, exhaustion in the fields, dogs in the woods, and dead
bodies hanging from trees. In contrast, though, there is also a
competing tradition of African American stewardship of the land
that should be better known. Emphasising the tradition of black
environmentalism and using storytelling techniques to dramatise the
work of black naturalists, this account corrects the record and
urges interested urban dwellers to get back to the land.
“To Love the Wind and the Rain” is a groundbreaking and vivid
analysis of the relationship between African Americans and the
environment in U.S. history. It focuses on three major themes:
African Americans in the rural environment, African Americans in
the urban and suburban environments, and African Americans and the
notion of environmental justice. Meticulously researched, the
essays cover subjects including slavery, hunting, gardening,
religion, the turpentine industry, outdoor recreation, women, and
politics. “To Love the Wind and the Rain” will serve as an
excellent foundation for future studies in African American
environmental history.
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