'Segregation and other forms of systemic racism have had a lasting
effect on who visits these national parks today. According to a 2018 study, less than
two percent of National park visitors were Black.
James Edward Mills, a freelance journalist and the author of
The Adventure Gap, Changing the Face of The Outdoors, and
Nicole Jackson, a next-generation advisory council member at the National Parks Conservation Association, spoke with
Tanzina Vega about this disparity and the efforts happening to change it.'
Published on August 19, 2020 20:06