Getting what we need ourselves: how food has shaped African American life

Culinary origins and exchanges during the Transatlantic slave trade

Africanisms and adaptation during the era of slavery

Foodways, resiliency, and white supremacy after the Civil War

The quest to cook and eat with dignity during the Jim Crow era

The search for a common table during the Great Depression and World War II

Food as politics during the black freedom struggle.

1. Culinary origins and exchanges during the Transatlantic slave trade

2. Africanisms and adaptation during the era of slavery

3. Foodways, resiliency, and white supremacy after the Civil War

4. The quest to cook and eat

5. The search for a common table during the Great Depression and World War II

6. Food as politics during the Black freedom struggle.