The Earth, the City, and the Hidden Narrative of Race. Carl C. Anthony
CHAPTER 9
Connecting with the Environmental Movement
Inspired by the Universe Story
Telling the Story of African Americans
Deep Time, Slavery, and the Making of the Modern Economic System
Human History Begins in Africa
Ancient and Medieval African Cultures
Deconstructing Europe’s Rise to Dominance
The Columbian Exchange and the Global Economy
Cities Shaped by the Atlantic Slave Trade
Slavery and the Modern Economic System
Abolition
Emancipation
The Hope of Reconstruction
New Methods of Forced Labor
The Black Agrarian Movement
African American Struggle for Economic Rights
The Great Migration
The Racialization of Space
Suburban Sprawl and Inner-City Abandonment
The Kerner Commission Report
A Demographic Shift
The Sustainability Revolution
A New Vision for the City
Forging A New Alliance Between the Environmentalists and Social Justice Activists
Joining Earth Island Institute
Positioning People of Color in the Environmental Movement
Creating the Urban Habitat Program
Appointment to the Berkeley Planning Commission
Protecting Jobs and the Environment in West Berkeley
The Environmental Justice Movement
The Race, Poverty, and the Environment Journal
Reaching Out to People-of-Color Communities
Understanding the Metropolitan Region
Transportation Justice
Military Base Conversions
Urban Habitat Leadership Institute
Revisiting Academia
Leaving Earth Island Institute
Forming the Social Equity Caucus
Leaving the Urban Habitat Program
A New Opportunity for Collaboration
Next Steps for the Urban Habitat Program
Laying the Groundwork for a National Movement
Recruited by the Ford Foundation
Back to New York
Ford Foundation’s Change of Direction
The Need for a Smart and Equitable Regional Perspective
A Culture of Collaboration at the Ford Foundation
Grantmaking for the Sustainable Metropolitan Communities Initiative
Philanthropic Organizations
Regional Equity Advocates
African Americans and Other Communities of Color
Regional Equity Demonstration Projects
Community Organizing Groups
Community Development Corporations (CDCs)
Organized Labor
Farm and School Alliance
Cities Facing Abandonment
Solidifying the Movement: Communications and the Learning Community
Urbanization as a Global Trend
Global Climate Change Comes Home
Planning Healthy and Just Communities for All in the Age of Global Warming
Starting Breakthrough Communities
Next Steps
Organizing for Climate Justice in California
Political Opportunity, Mobilizing Structures, and Framing the Issues
Designing Healthy and Just Communities: The Six Wins for Social Equity Campaign
Ending Suburban Poverty
Community Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change
The Power of Cultural Work
Inspiring the Black Community
Concluding Thoughts
Discovering New Foundations for the Great Work of Our Time
For my brother, the late Lewis E. Anthony,