Getting What We Need Ourselves
Subtitle: How Food Has Shaped African American Life
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: Jun 01, 2019
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9781442253902
Description: "[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"--
Notes: Source title: Getting What We Need Ourselves: How Food Has Shaped African American Life