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Getting what we need ourselves : how food has shaped African American life
"[T]races the history of African American food habits from West African origins through the twenty-first century, offering a unique set of insights into the daily concerns of black people in the US. The book demonstrates that from capture and enslavement through emancipation, the civil rights m...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, MD :
Rowman & Littlefield,
[2019]
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"[T]races the history of African American food habits from West African origins through the twenty-first century, offering a unique set of insights into the daily concerns of black people in the US. The book demonstrates that from capture and enslavement through emancipation, the civil rights movement, and beyond, African American have embraced an understanding of the importance of food that goes beyond merely having enough to eat"-- |
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x, 227 pages : photographs ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9781442253902 1442253908 |