Roots of Resistance: The Legacy & Reclamation of Black and Indigenous Land
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Sunday, November 17
BookTV on C-Span2 Tent
In the U.S., the history of land ownership is deeply tied to stories of theft, displacement, and resistance. Brea Baker’s Rooted and Rebecca Nagle’s By the Fire We Carry explore these legacies from Black and Indigenous perspectives. Baker examines the violent loss of Black-owned farmland and the modern movement for Black land reclamation, while Nagle highlights a landmark Supreme Court ruling that restored Indigenous land rights in Oklahoma. This panel delves into the centuries-long struggle for land, equity, and sovereignty, revealing how the fight for land ownership shapes the future of racial justice and community healing.
- Books: Rooted: The American Legacy of Land Theft and the Modern Movement for Black Land Ownership, By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land
- Book Type: Non Fiction
- Authors: Brea Baker, Rebecca Nagle
- Moderator: Amanda Moore
- Book Signing: 1:15 PM at Main Signing Tent