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By Carolyn Finney
Drawing on various resources from movie, literature, and pop culture, and interpreting diversified ancient moments, together with the institution of the desolate tract Act in 1964 and the aftermath of storm Katrina, Finney finds the perceived and actual ways that nature and the surroundings are racialized in the US. having a look towards the longer term, she additionally highlights the paintings of African americans who're commencing doorways to bigger participation in environmental and conservation concerns.
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