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Interview Details
Title & Link
Sunset Camp, Sundown Town: An Interview with J. Drew Lanham - Terrain.org
Publish Date
April 19, 2021
Interviewees
J. Drew Lanham
Interviewers
John Lane
Publisher
Terrain.org
Topics
bird ecology
challenges as a Black man in the mountains
conservation
ecological aspects of Sunset Camp
establishment of Sunset Camp in South Carolina mountains
future plans for Sunset Camp
History
impact of George Floyd's death on the relationship to the place
land ownership and racial history
privilege and identity
racism
relationship to local landscapes
sense of belonging
sense of safety and acceptance
sundown towns
wildlife and plant species
writing and poetry at Sunset Camp
People Mentioned
David Taylor
Erin Zimmerman
Henry David Thoreau
James Baldwin
James Dickey
Jodie Hollander
John Burroughs
Leah Penniman
Priyanka Kumar
Robert Morgan
Sean Lause
Works Mentioned
Sparrow Envy: Field Guide to Birds and Lesser Beasts
The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature
Places Mentioned
Aintry
Blue Ridge Escarpment
Great Smoky Mountains
Nice
South Carolina
Sumter National Forest
Tamaknapatawpha
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