The Anthology of African-American Environmental History undertakes an analysis of the environmental history of African-Americans by exploring the trends during the early days of slavery and partial events out of Africa to the experiences in the new world in the 1600s and 1800s through the early phase of the 2000s along various regions in the U.S., which includes experiences in the South, the Midwest, the Southwest, and portions of the U.S. Western region.
This story relies heavily on secondary data in highlighting multiplicity of themes instrumental in shaping the anthology of Black ecological history. These include the synthesis of ideas touching on a whole range of themes from literature review, environmental justice, Black farmers, climate change, Black mining towns, and African-Americans and water.
The Anthology of African-American Environmental History’s ability to draw attention to the threats of nativism and the attempts to diminish various aspects of Black history puts the work at another level based on the timeliness needed to fill a big void for readers, students, policymakers, and practitioners at a vital moment in U.S. and global history.

About the Author
Dr. Edmund C. Merem is a mentor to international students from Africa. His hobbies include travel, writing, reading, running, prayer, and spiritual meditation. He also enjoys hydro-politics, environmental accounting, Middle East analysis, and Black and African history. Dr. Merem is a full Professor of Environment and Land Use, and PhD Program Coordinator in the Urban and Regional Planning Department at Jackson State University.