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The Black Landscapes That Matter
Black landscapes matter.
Or they should — but centuries of oppression followed by disinvestment have led to the erasure of many places important to Black history, and the histories behind them.
That must change.
If spaces and landscapes are to reflect America as it is, then America as it is must be able to see itself in America's spaces and landscapes.
In the following photo essay, adapted from an essay by Kofi Boone, see the places that make up a start of what we could call the Black landscape architecture canon. The list is far from complete.