John Muir

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  4/12/2021
  

  Don’t Cancel John Muir (But Don't Excuse Him Either)

  Reckoning with John Muir's legacy of racial prejudice isn't just about imposing moral purity, it's about rethinking the conservation movement to include the broad coalition of humanity needed to protect natural resources. 

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• SOURCE: Sierra
  3/2/2021
  

  John Muir in Native America

  by Rebecca Solnit

  John Muir's conservationist vision erased the historical and ongoing presence of indigenous people on the land. Can the environmental movement and the national parks change direction? 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  7/22/2020
  

  Liberal, Progressive — And Racist? The Sierra Club Faces Its White-Supremacist History

  The Sierra Club isn’t the only organization that is shaking its foundations. Leaders of predominantly white, liberal and progressive groups throughout the field of conservation say they are taking a hard look within their organizations and don’t like what they see.

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• SOURCE: OUPblog
  8-25-16
  

  Remembering John Muir on the centennial of the National Park Service

  by Mark Stoll

  On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the National Park Service Organic Act. The bill culminated decades of effort by a remarkable generation of dedicated men and women who fought to protect the nation’s natural wonders for the democratic enjoyment of the people. The greatest of these passionate parks advocates was John Muir.

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  Did You Know that John Muir Wanted to Force Indians Out of the Yosemite Valley?

  by Ryan M. Yonk

  The reason was they were guilty of the crime of growing crops.

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• SOURCE: The Los Angeles Times
  11-13-14
  

  John Muir's legacy questioned as centennial of his death nears

  As the first president of the Sierra Club, Muir shaped enduring perceptions about how the wild world should be prioritized, protected and managed.