The Earth, the City, and the Hidden Narrative of Race

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In this work, Carl Anthony shares his perspectives as an African-American child in post-World War II Philadelphia; a student and civil rights activist in 1960s Harlem; a traveling student of West African architecture; and an architect, planner, and environmental justice advocate in Berkeley. He contextualizes this within American urbanism and human origins, making profoundly personal both African American and American urban histories in addition to planetary origins and environmental issues, not to only bring a new worldview to people of color, but to set forth a really inclusive vision of our shared planetary future. The Earth, the City, and the Hidden Narrative of Race connects the logics in the back of slavery, community disinvestment, and environmental exploitation to address the most pressing issues of our time in a cohesive and foundational manner. Most books dealing with these topics and periods silo issues with the exception of one another, but this book contextualizes the connections between social movements and issues, providing tremendous insight into successful movement building. Anthony’s wealthy narrative describes both being at the mercy of racism, urban disinvestment, and environmental injustice in addition to fighting against these forces with a number of strategies. Because this work is both a personal memoir and an exposition of ideas, it is going to appeal to people who appreciate thoughtful and unique writing on issues of race, including individuals exploring their own African American identity, in addition to progressive audiences of organizations and community leaders and professionals interested in democratizing power and advancing equitable policies for low-source of revenue communities and historically disenfranchised communities.

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