Finney, C. 2014. Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors. University of North Carolina Press. Chapel Hill.
Giltner, S. E. 2008. Hunting and Fishing in the New South: Black Labor and White Leisure after the Civil War. The Johns Hopkins University Press. Baltimore, Maryland.
Irving, D. 2014. Waking Up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race. Elephant Room Press.
King, R. 2018. Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out. Sounds True. Louisville, Colorado.
Lanham, J. D. 2016. The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature. Milkweed Editions. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Robinson, J. C. 2008. Birding for Everyone: Encouraging People of Color to Become Birdwatchers. Wings-on-Disk.
Savoy, L. 2015. Trace: Memory, History, Race, and the American Landscape. Counterpoint Press. Berkeley, California.
Taylor, D. 2014. Toxic Communities: Environmental Racism, Industrial Pollution, and Residential Mobility. NYU Press. New York.
Taylor, D. 2016. The Rise of the American Conservation Movement: Power, Privilege, and Environmental Protection. Duke University Press. Durham, North Carolina.
This list was curated by April Campbell, a retired M.D., experienced birder and photographer, member, and volunteer for Michigan Audubon’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Council. You can read more about her experiences in our recent Community Spotlight article featuring her.
This article appeared in the 2021 Fall Jack Pine Warbler.
You can learn more about April Campbell in our recent Community Spotlight article.