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National Geographic 2021 6 June REckoning with the past
National Geographic 2021 (6) June
CONTENTS
On the Cover Kadir Nelson's painting "Tulsa" evokes both what had flourished and what was destroyed in a Black community in Oklahoma in 1921. African American families thrived in Tulsa's Greenwood district until white mobs' rage erupted into arson, shootings, and the loss of as many as 300 livesnow known as the Tulsa Race Massacre. ART BY KADIR NELSON
PROOF
Glass Sea Menagerie Two 19th-century glass artists made detailed models of sea life, for use in research. Today they're collector's items and the objects of a still life odyssey. PHOTOGRAPHS BY GUIDO MOCAFICO
EXPLORE
THE BIG IDEA A Fan Letter to My Favorite Spacecraft The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope sees a cosmos so different from what our eyes see. BY LIZ KRUESI
BREAKTHROUGH 'Bacon of the Sea'? Aquaculturists say this marine alga is rich in proteinand when fried, pretty bacon-y. BY HICKS WOGAN
ALSO A Yellow Penguin Regrowing Joints? Bug Takes a Beating
ADVENTURE Tunnel Vision Water whittled the cliffs and canyons of Utah's Zion National Park. BY NORIE QUINTOS PHOTOGRAPH BY JOSH HYDEMAN
DECODER Baking in Pompeii Mount Vesuvius buried bakeries, but the bread survived. Now its recipe has been re-created. BY ANNIE ROTH; PHOTOGRAPH BY REBECCA HALE
ALSO Animals With Pockets Planet Possible
SPECIAL REPORT: RECKONING WITH THE PAST
The Race Card Project Those conversations about race that seem too difficult? People are bravely starting them, six words at a time. BY MICHELE L. NORRIS PHOTOGRAPHS BY WAYNE LAWRENCE P. 36
Tulsa Race Massacre Enraged by prosperity in a Black community, white rioters attacked it in 1921, in one of the worst acts of terrorism in U.S. history. BY DENEEN L. BROWN PHOTOGRAPHS BY BETHANY MOLLENKOF P. 62
Envisioning Black Freedom To stop perpetuating the racism of the past, the essayist says, "we must live like we understand what that history teaches us." BY ELIZABETH ALEXANDER P. 82
FEATURES
The Tree at the Bottom of the World On this warming planet, which tree grows the farthest south? Our team seeks it out. BY CRAIG WELCH PHOTOGRAPHS BY IAN TEH P. 98
Culture Clash Mexico's Maya beekeepers see their way of life threatened by Mennonite colonies' expanding soy farms. BY NINA STROCHLIC PHOTOGRAPHS BY NADIA SHIRA COHEN P. 112
The Lure of Trieste It's been an overlooked gem in northern Italy. But the city may enjoy new recognition thanks to interest in its port. BY ROBERT DRAPER PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHIARA GOIA P. 126
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