I hate hearing the term “slave food”. Black American food history is a rich one! For this video I culled some interesting tidbits in culinary history that you may not have heard about, while also providing context for how black Americans eat today– and why.
Rosa Parks’ Peanut Butter Pancakes-
Coon Chicken Inn, Georgia Gilmore, Rent Parties, Nashville Hot Chicken, Thomas Downing the Oyster King, Mississippi Food Blockade
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