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American environmentalism's racist roots have shaped global thinking about conservation

  • Written by Prakash Kashwan, Co-Director, Research Program on Economic and Social Rights, Human Rights Institute, and Associate Professor, Department of Political Science., University of Connecticut
American environmentalism's racist roots have shaped global thinking about conservationJohn James Audubon relied on African Americans and Native Americans to collect some specimens for his 'Birds of America' prints (shown: Florida cormorant), but never credited them. National Audubon Society, CC BY

The United States is having a long-overdue national reckoning with racism. From criminal justice to pro sports to pop culture, Americans...

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