Marronage and the Great Dismal Swamp
For recent scholars, the Great Dismal Swamp—an ecological treasure that stretches across present-day Virginia and into North Carolina—stands as a
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Black Ecologies
Fire Suppression, the Carceral State, and Black Ecological Knowledge
As I write, major wildfires burn in the state of California. A mixture of droughts, human-altered landscapes, dense vegetation, and
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The Disappearance of Eve and Sall: Escaping Slavery in North Carolina
*This post is part of our new series on Black Ecologies edited by Justin Hosbey, Leah Kaplan, & J.T. Roane. Between 1829
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En tierra moribunda: más allá de la toxicidad en una comunidad Afromexicana
*This post is part of our new series on Black Ecologies edited by Justin Hosbey, Leah Kaplan, & J.T. Roane. Una madrugada
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On Dying Land: the Afterlife of Toxicity in an Afromexican Community
*This post is part of our series on Black Ecologies edited by Justin Hosbey, Leah Kaplan, & J.T. Roane. A
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