Fruit of the Orchard: Environmental Justice in East Texas

Acknowledgments

ix Acknowledgments My heartfelt gratitude goes to all the people who helped make this book possible through their encouragement, time, and support. My most sincere thank-you goes to Phyllis Glazer for asking me to photograph Jeremy. That photography session propelled me into the world of environmental activism and planted the seed for this book. To mothers organized to stop environmental sins (moses) and the community of Winona, thank you for allowing me into your lives to photograph and tell your stories. To my husband Scott C. Campbell for being there and especially for modifying my Holga cameras. To my family Diana Hidalgo, Joshua J. Cromer, Bobby and Violet Cromer, George H. Campbell, Sr., and George H. Campbell, Jr., for being supportive and encouraging. Thank you O. Rufus Lovett for being an example. Thank you to Roy Flukinger and to Dr. Eugene Hargrove for your wonderful essays. I also must mention Earlie Hudnall, Phyllis Glazer and Dr. Marvin Legator, Mary Sahs, Ross Richard Crow, Cindy Crutcher, Bari Quinn Caton, John Delicath, and Hank O’Neal. Crystal Gable—this project happened because you pointed Phyllis Glazer in my direction. And many other people who are not mentioned who made this possible. I would like to especially thank the Blue Earth Alliance (bea) for supporting my project , especially the founders, Phil Borges and Natalie Fobes, and all the other Board Members including Julee Geier, Marita Holdaway, and everyone else at bea. Blue Earth Alliance is a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation dedicated to supporting photographic projects that educate the public about threatened cultures, endangered environments, and other social concerns. Thank you to Dr. Eugene Hargrove for believing in the project from just a phone call and offering the support of the Center for Environmental Philosophy with the expertise of Jan Dickson. A huge thank-you to the University of North Texas Press and editors Tricia Dameron and Karen DeVinney for also believing in the project. Robert Tombs, thank you for the wonderful design for this book. The exhibit for this book is funded in part by the Blue Earth Alliance and is supported by the Center for Environmental Philosophy, Texas Southern University, and the Marshall Thurgood School of Law, the Center for Environmental Communication Studies at the University of Cincinnati, and the Vermont Environmental Law School. Lastly, I would like to thank God. Tammy Cromer-Campbell x Tammy Cromer-Campbell A Texas-sized thank-you to all the fabulous people and institutions who contributed monetarily , and by purchasing the pre-publication limited edition prints and book set, made the production of this book possible. Eugene Hargrove, Ph.D., The Center for Environmental Philosophy The Blue Earth Alliance Karen Hadden, seed Coalition D. Clarke Evans, President, Texas Photographic Society Laura Pickett Calfee Rufus and Frances Lovett Bryan and Karen Boyd Holly Forbes, Forbes and Butler Dan and Jill Burkholder Marita Holdaway Bill Wright Michael Kenna Nancy and Robert Kolvik-Campbell Hank O’Neal Takako Taniwaki, Washington, dc Dr. Kikuo Inaba and Mrs. Hideko Inaba, Kyoto, Japan Sue Barham Richard LeTourneau Gregg County Commissioner, R. Darryl Primo Shirrel Rhoades John Robinson Darren and Suzy Groce Ellen Black, Dallas, tx David S. Rosen St.Clair Newbern iii, Ft. Worth, Texas Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Longview, Texas Museum of Fine Arts, Houston And all those who wish to remain anonymous. ...