Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh
Opening Day: Sunday, May 22 at 3pm
In Plain Sight: Black Faces, White Spaces & Other Stories

2016 is the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. On Sunday May 22nd at 3pm, scholar-activist Carolyn Finney will share her research on why African Americans are underrepresented in outdoor recreation, nature, and the environmental movement. Her thought-provoking book, Black Faces, White Spaces, bridges environmental history, cultural and race studies to argue that the legacies of slavery, Jim Crow, and racial violence have shaped our understanding of the “great outdoors” and who should and can have access to it. Carolyn Finney teaches geography at the University of Kentucky. $2 program only or free with Museum admission. www.rokeby.org

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Jan 22, 2025, 7 to 8 PM