Why People of Color Don’t Frequent National Parks:http://www.colorlines.com/articles/why-people-color-don%E2%80%99t-frequent-national-parks …
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Replying to @aurabogado
Glenn Nelson's op-ed makes some great points... There's also a long and racist history about why people of color don't go to National Parks.
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Replying to @aurabogado
I say this as someone who nevertheless loves national parks: the
@NatlParkService was founded on white supremacy.5 replies 7 retweets 6 likes -
Replying to @aurabogado
While the
@NatlParkService formalized the "protection" of the outdoors, the way it carried it out was vastly different across racial lines.1 reply 3 retweets 4 likes -
Replying to @aurabogado
For poc, going to a national park means 1) to get there, you're gonna drive through some scary rural areas where white folks have guns...
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Replying to @aurabogado
And 2) you stand to run in to mostly white forest rangers. Scared of authority on the street? Can be even scarier in the middle of a forest.
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Replying to @aurabogado
@aurabogado Most White Rangers AREN'T That Scary. But Drives Thru Rural Areas Like Wyoming Can B. Those Can B Some Scary White Ppl.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ConstanceJackso
@ConstanceJackso I'm gonna say that, based on personal experience, rangers are a lot kinder to groups when there's white folks in it. +1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @aurabogado
@ConstanceJackso With a Latino group, ranger who wanted to make sure we read English to understand the rules about alcohol.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@ConstanceJackso We weren't even drinking.... Not sure he understood that we, too, just wanted to enjoy the outdoors.
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