"Draws on personal perspectives and oral and recorded histories to detail the ways that the history of Africans in America is rooted in the earth."  —Booklist

"I love it! Especially the juicy first-person accounts from enslaved and free black people that convey the depth of the relationship between them and the land . . . [The author] has done our country and the world an incredible service."  —Audrey Peterman, coauthor, with Frank Peterman, Legacy on the Land: A Black Couple Discovers Our National Inheritance and Tells Why Every American Should Care

"In reclaiming the black heritage of the American landscape, Rooted in the Earth takes us beyond the hurt and struggle of people and nature and leaves us clean for the continuing journey like bare feet in the soil, fresh fruit, and sassafras leaf stems chewed like gum as a kid."  —Jarid Manos, author, Ghetto Plainsman; founder/CEO, Great Plains Restoration Council

"This book is a compelling look at American history and its impact on African Americans and their relationship to the natural world. As part of the up and coming majority it is their influence and political power that will determine the sustainability of America’s environmental protection policies, which influence an entire planet."  —Dudley Edmondson, author, Black & Brown Faces in America's Wild Places

"For those who have felt that Blacks are unduly disconnected from the land, this book is both a roadmap and a welcome home sign."  —Majora, urban revitalization strategist and host, Eco-Heroes and The Promised Land