The consistency with which they occurred in natural spaces, especially in the South, maintains lasting effects on how African Americans engage with the outdoors. Systematic barriers, such as socioeconomic status, access to transportation, and Jim Crow laws, further compounded to exclude African Americans from natural spaces. Smith is driven to uncover untold stories to reinvigorate Black Americans’ love for the outdoors. It’s part of a larger effort for current generations to reclaim their rightful place and sense of belonging in natural spaces. As if Black women’s love for natural spaces is abnormal or must be qualified by other, more stereotypical social structures.