Southern Food and Civil Rights: Feeding the Revolution

by Frederick Douglass Opie

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467137383
• ISBN13: 9781467137386
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"