Tony is joined by Atiya Wells, founder and executive director of Backyard Basecamp in Baltimore, whose mission is to reconnect Black, Indigenous, and People of Color to land and nature. Atiya herself is a naturalist, certified wildlife tracker and certified in wilderness first aid. Through the landscape Tony and Atiya explore how knowledge and the connection to nature was passed down through the generations, and examine the supreme amount of sacrifice in those efforts.

Part 2 of a 3 part series at Adkins Arboretum focused on how this history and our experiences today converge in nature.

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Tony and Baltimore-based filmmaker Mecca Lewis head into the woods to discuss freedom seekers that used their knowledge of the landscape to aid in their liberation. Before descending into the forest, they talk about what it means to interpret this history, what Americans generally understand about the Underground Railroad, and the emergence of a more accurate accounting of this history.

Part 1 of a 3 part series at Adkins Arboretum focused on how this history and our experiences today converge in nature.

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