Sierra Club Confronts Racist Views of Founder John Muir

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By Jordan DavidsonJul 24, 2020, 9:08 am182 pts
The Sierra Club, long known for its environmental advocacy and its support of progressive organizations, has decided that it will no longer offer blind reverence to its founder John Muir, as The Washington Post reported. Muir, considered the "wilderness prophet," "patron saint of the American wilderness" and…

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