Earth, the City, and the Hidden Narrative of Race is a must read, especially for young activists and academics entering the growing ranks of the ecojustice movement. This work by Carl Anthony really does give us new foundations for the great work of our time. It allows us to see the evolution of the ecojustice movement in a historical context and how elements are connected. At this crucial time, when the movement calls for stepped up action, Carl brings the hidden issues of race into the light. Thank you, Carl Anthony, for providing us with lessons learned and best practices.
—Joe Brooks, Board Chair, Urban Habitat; Senior Fellow, PolicyLink; on behalf of the Brotherhood of Elders Network
Carl Anthony combines spirituality with hard-nosed political analysis, compassion with a rage against the racism he has encountered throughout his life, and academic rigor with grassroots organizing. He has a love for nature and for all of humanity. In this book, he connects how he sees nature being degraded and how huge swaths of humanity are being oppressed. To us, he is, more than any other person, both a man of ideas and a man of action.
—Gregory Galluzzo and Mary Gonzales, cofounders, Gamaliel Foundation
Copyright © 2017 by Carl C. Anthony. All rights reserved.
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New Village Press
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New Village Press is committed to the preservation of endangered forests globally and advancing best practices within the book and paper industries. The printing papers used in this book are recycled fiber and acid-free (Process Chlorine Free).
Publication Date: October 2017
First Edition
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Anthony, Carl, author.
Title: The earth, the city, and the hidden narrative of race / Carl C. Anthony.
Description: First edition. | New York: New Village Press, 2017. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017035653 (print) | LCCN 2017036006 (ebook) | ISBN 9781613320228 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Anthony, Carl. | Architects—United States—Biography. | African American architects—Biography. | Environmentalists—United States—Biography. | African American environmentalists—Biography. | Social justice. | BISAC: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies. | ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning.
Classification: LCC NA737.A58 (ebook) | LCC NA737.A58 A2 2017 (print) | DDC 720.92 [B] —dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017035653
Front Cover Illustration, “Bottoms Up,” by Keba Armond Konte
Cover design by Lynne Elizabeth
Interior design and composition by Leigh McLellan Design
Frontispiece photograph of Carl Anthony, New York City circa 1968, courtesy of the author
Contents
Attending an Integrated Elementary School
Attending Dobbins Vocational School
First Exposure to the Segregated South
Learning to Recognize Resources with Karl Linn
A New Appreciation of the Natural World