Towards a More Inclusive Vision: Birding and the Racist Legacy of John James Audubon
Race is an issue in every aspect of American life. For birding, it begins with its founding figure.
Race is an issue in every aspect of American life, including birding, conservation, nature stewardship, and environmentalism writ large. For birders, it is an issue fledged from the nest of its “founding father,” John James Audubon, and flies fully feathered now in the present day. - J. Drew Lanham, Black American Ornithologist
