Southern Food and Civil Rights: Feeding the Revolution

Southern Food and Civil Rights: Feeding the Revolution
ISBN-10
1439659214
ISBN-13
9781439659212
Category
History
Pages
281
Language
English
Published
2021-02-08
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Author
Frederick Douglass Opie

Description

Food has been and continues to be an essential part of any movement for progressive change. From home cooks and professional chefs to local eateries and bakeries, food has helped activists continue marching for change for generations. Paschal's restaurant in Atlanta provided safety and comfort food for civil rights leaders. Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam operated their own farms, dairies and bakeries in the 1960s. "The Sandwich Brigade" organized efforts to feed the thousands at the March on Washington. Author Fred Opie details the ways southern food nourished the fight for freedom, along with cherished recipes associated with the era.

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