Southern food and civil rights
Subtitle: feeding the revolution
By: Frederick Douglas Opie
Publisher: American Palate, a division of the History Press; The History Press
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9781467137386
Subjects: Social aspects; Civil rights; Cooking; American Cooking; Food; Civil rights movements; African Americans; Southern style; History
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-184) and index.
Table of contents: title: Don't buy where you can't work; title: Food, jazz and protest in Jim Crow Washington, D.C.; title: The "Club from nowhere"; title: A note of support with your food; title: Where people went to eat, meet, rest, plan and strategize; title: The Sandwich Brigade"; title: From Muslim soup to the famous bean pie.