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Six years after A Buffet of Black Food History, here's an update from A-Z.

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• High On The Hog (Jessica B. Harris)

• African American Foodways (Edited by Anne L. Bower)

• Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs, and Juice (Toni Tipton-Martin)

• The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks (Toni Tipton-Martin)

• Franchise: The Golden Arches In Black America (Marcia Chatelain)

• Zora Neale Hurston on Florida Food (Fred Opie)

• Southern Food and Civil Rights ( Fred Opie)

• Hog and Hominy: Soul Food From Africa To America (Fred Opie)

• Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time (Adrian Miller)

• The Cooking Gene (Michael Twitty)

• Black Smoke (Adrian Miller)

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/172993738/

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/245888044/

• https://thebhc.org/sites/default/files/Workshops/Pilgrim%20-%20Modest%20Dreams%20and%20Gramd%20Ambitions.pdf

• https://ldhi.library.cofc.edu/exhibits/show/nat_fuller/caterer--1850s-1860s

• https://www.blacksouthernbelle.com/black-southern-caterers-a-history-of-enterprise-and-culinary-good-taste/

• https://charlestonmag.com/features/charlestons_first_top_chefs

• https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/blog/2021/9/14/patsy-young-american-brewer-fugitive-from-slavery

• https://www.salon.com/2023/01/14/family-history-distilled-my-ancestor-nathan-nearest-green-jack-daniels-and-my-sobriety/

• https://www.racked.com/2017/11/8/16614056/soul-food-department-stores-neiman-marcus-bergdorf-goodman-woolworths

• https://www.fashionstudiesjournal.org/longform/2016/9/11/on-the-black-designer-n9m6a

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/on-the-menu-at-the-edna-lewis-family-reunion-deviled-eggs-peach-cobbler-and-pride/2018/08/24/e6c0168e-a7a9-11e8-a656-943eefab5daf_story.html

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/interactive/2023/edna-lewis-menu-trail-virginia/

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/830391526/

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/705123309/

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/1086363078/

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/478792198/

• https://www.insidehook.com/drinks/uncle-nearest-whiskey-history

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/141216661/

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/377498321/

• https://www.ocaahs.org/post/the-lewis-family-of-freetown

• https://www.ocaahs.org/post/edna-lewis-and-the-lewis-family-of-orange

• https://www.boomermagazine.com/the-edna-lewis-menu-trail/

• https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2024/07/31/biden-harris-administration-issues-financial-assistance-more-43000-farmers-ranchers-and-forest#:~:text=USDA's%20commitment%20to%20equity%20spans,visit%20www.usda.gov.&text=USDA%20is%20an%20equal%20opportunity%20provider%2C%20employer%2C%20and%20lender.

• https://womenshistory.si.edu/stories/five-ways-black-women-shaped-food-history

• https://www.eater.com/23156528/fried-chicken-south-virginia-black-women-history

• https://www.eater.com/23184811/gastropod-history-of-fried-chicken-mahalia-jackson-colonel-sanders

• https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/slutty-vegan-black-veganism-atlanta/index.html

• https://laist.com/news/la-history/rufus-estes-las-forgotten-pullman-chef-black-history

• https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/culture/food-drink/black-marylanders-food-history-VTSAREP34ZC7FPD23IOCHGPMCY/

• https://www.southernfoodways.org/gravy/the-joyful-black-history-of-the-sweet-potato/

• https://www.tasteofhome.com/collection/black-chefs-who-have-changed-the-way-we-eat/?srsltid=AfmBOoqov7FmpZ9FKxFGuve_vlVKsnlnVzlh9UxBF_5eV3CoMqTFpONx

• https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/01/dining/slutty-vegan-burger-atlanta-restaurant.html

• https://colorlines.com/article/black-farmers-who-choose-justice-when-usda-not-enough/

• https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/04/nyregion/neighborhood-report-downtown-brooklyn-last-supper-why-couldn-t-gage-tollner-turn.html

• https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/02/news/sunday-brunch-for-brunch-add-snails-and-fajitas.html

• https://blog.ucsusa.org/archie-creech/heirs-property-the-legal-issue-that-has-cost-black-farmers-326-billion/#:~:text=Researchers%20conservatively%20estimate%20that%20between,problem%20goes%20unseen%20and%20unchanged.

• https://www.essence.com/news/new-documentary-explains-why-black-farmers-losing-their-land/

• https://historic-memphis.com/biographies/peoples-grocery/peoples-grocery.html

• https://placesjournal.org/article/black-press-buildings-in-chicago/?cn-reloaded=1

• https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/23/garden/loyal-to-a-long-tradition-and-in-this-corner-the-new-wave-approach.html

• https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1994/09/19/toukie-smith-restaurant-hilton-als

• https://www.actionnews5.com/2019/02/15/black-history-month-historic-four-way-grill/

• https://blog.resy.com/2022/04/the-four-way-memphis/

• https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/02/16/514360992/meet-freda-deknight-a-hidden-figure-and-titan-of-african-american-food

• https://memphis.theportergroup.com/blog/the-four-way

• https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/how-ezells-went-from-lean-times-to-famous-fans-and-long-lines/

• https://southernstudies.olemiss.edu/study-the-south/how-to-eat-to-live/

• https://www.searchablemuseum.com/do-for-self-the-nation-of-islams-economic-program

• https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d8733890-6219-0132-fe56-58d385a7b928#/?uuid=d8a73fa0-6219-0132-13ec-58d385a7b928https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/after-74-years-uncle-bens-will-become-bens-original/

• https://blog.resy.com/2022/10/lois-the-pie-queen/

• https://web.archive.org/web/20161027021508/http://www.chicagoreader.com/pdf/060414/060414_harolds.pdf

• https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/festivals/lorettas-pralines-finds-its-sweet-spot-at-new-orleans-jazz-fest/article_4ae5703c-9502-5cd9-bd49-96c4288c5706.html

• https://lifeandthyme.com/food/lorettas-pralines-is-a-sweet-piece-of-new-orleans-black-history/

• https://www.denverpost.com/2021/04/28/adrian-millers-book-black-smoke/

• https://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/blog/from-pit-to-plate-a-brief-history-of-american-barbecue/

• https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780813918112

• https://web.archive.org/web/20201030175727/https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/insider/article/Homage-to-Aunt-Jemima-a-tricky-business-15346470.php

• https://caamuseum.org/learn/600state/black-history/blackhistory-on-january-17-1929-the-aunt-jemima-radio-show-debuts-on-cbs

• https://memphismagazine.com/food/rightly-seasoned/

• https://www.heraldstandard.com/news/2012/jul/15/b-smith-does-everything-with-style-2/

• https://www.southernliving.com/culture/black-restaurants-civil-rights-movement

• https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/tracing-a-rich-history-of-black-american-cuisine-in-edna-lewis-footsteps

• https://www.foodbeast.com/news/the-oldest-black-owned-restaurants-in-major-cities-across-america/

• https://www.ift.org/news-and-publications/blog/2021/8-black-scientific-pioneers-who-changed-food

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/186837445/

• https://wwwcp.umes.edu/125/elwood-small-jewett/

• https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/magazine/a-pie-made-with-onions-and-good-vibes.html

• https://www.themanual.com/food-and-drink/uncle-nearest-1856-whiskey/

• Fish Fry https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/11/dining/fish-fry-black-tradition.html

• https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/fish-fries-black-southern-culture-cooking

• https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/social-justice/five-weeks-that-rocked-crisfield-ZFQBFSVWY5EIPHNVBI7DZ5WDOU/

• https://www.chesapeakebaymagazine.com/crisfields-1938-crab-picker-strike-remembered-with-new-historical-marker/

• https://countryroadsmagazine.com/cuisine/Louisiana-foodways/the-praline-ladies/

• https://diversebooks.org/i-wrote-praline-lady-to-honor-the-black-people-behind-pralines-history/

• https://wfpc.sanford.duke.edu/north-carolina/durham-food-history/urbanization-upbuilding-black-durham-1900-1950/

• https://libwww.freelibrary.org/blog/post/4847

• https://memphislibrary.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16108coll15/id/53/rec/3

• https://www.rhodes.edu/sites/default/files/MW_v37n23_1968-12-07.pdf

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/338786845/

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/245277899/

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/245866878/

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/621535786/

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/905543596/

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/332552030/

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/621988825/

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/625343429/

• https://web.archive.org/web/20141203184326/http://articles.philly.com/1987-03-05/news/26223512_1_black-industry-catering-exhibit

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/food/wp/2017/01/06/edna-lewis-classic-cookbook-zooms-up-the-charts-after-top-chef-tribute/

• https://www.syracuse.com/living/2021/02/1968-syracuse-reverend-opens-one-of-nations-first-black-owned-supermarkets.html

• https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/14/us/edna-lewis-89-dies-wrote-cookbooks-that-revived-refined-southern-cuisine.html

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/food/1990/02/14/edna-lewiss-search-for-taste/022845a2-1abb-4775-9e31-9d3a75020240/

• https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/27/nyregion/27oreilly.html

• https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/12/30/magazine/the-lives-they-lived-2012.html?view=Sylvia_Woods

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/1088568182/

• https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/shared-cultural-memories-and-enduring-legacy-at-sylvias-in-harlem/

• https://www.bonappetit.com/entertaining-style/trends-news/article/dining-out-the-yeezy-way

• https://www.eater.com/24160980/vibration-cooking-cookbook-vertamae-smart-grosvenor

• https://www.latimes.com/food/newsletter/2020-11-21/vibration-cooking-vertamae-smart-grosvenor-tasting-notes-tasting-notes

• https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/04/black-people-vanilla-ice-cream-jim-crow-independence-day

• https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/04/nyregion/new-yorkers-co-beyond-sylvia-s-a-designer-soul-scene.html

• https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-10-11-fi-52651-story.html

• https://web.archive.org/web/20230825203511/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/16/t-magazine/sylvias-harlem-soul-food.html

• https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-to-rap-about-food/

• https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/10/06/justins

• https://www.yourdailyjournal.com/features/lifestyle/193646/culinary-inventions-you-didnt-know-were-invented-by-african-americans

• https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_SC.0086https://davisfood.coop/blackfoodhistory/

• https://www.newsweek.com/rap-snacks-inside-hip-hop-restaurant-boom-381280

• https://www.landmarks.org/resources/preservation-news/ebonyfoodeditors/

• https://openharvest.coop/the-legacy-of-african-american-co-ops/

• https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2024/05/01/detroits-first-black-owned-food-co-op-draws-a-crowd/73441720007/

• https://small.tulane.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Final-CF-packet-small-2.pdf

• https://bittersoutherner.com/feature/2021/southern-hustle-houston-hiphop-and-chinese-chicken

• https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article243570927.html

• https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music/bon-appetizzle-exploring-hip-hops-rich-and-colourful-history-with-food-1.1172852

• https://www.blac.media/news-features/metro-foodland-in-detroit/

• https://www.metrotimes.com/arts/the-black-market-2149121

• https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212247/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1999-11-05/lifestyle/9911040572_1_dan-gasby-martha-stewart-smith-and-gasby/2

• https://neworleanshistorical.org/items/show/602

• https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/eat-drink/take-a-peek-inside-as-new-circle-food-market-to-reopen-as-old-school-neighborhood/article_d7344744-4de3-11ea-98c0-7b71be25883b.html

• https://libn.com/2009/04/16/uncle-wally-puts-all-his-chips-on-muffins/

• https://www.nypl.org/events/tours/audio-guides/visualizing-black-agency-cartes-de-visite-audio-guide/item/3479

• https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/03/business/famous-cookie-face-match-wally-amos-got-his-hand-his-name-back-game.html?pagewanted=all

• https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-08-27-fi-25412-story.html

• https://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/11/23/john-gassett-black-grocery-store-owner

• https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/23/obituaries/b-smith-dead.htmlhttps://civileats.com/2018/01/08/why-are-there-so-few-black-owned-grocery-stores/

• https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924001194749&seq=386

• https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/02/16/514360992/meet-freda-deknight-a-hidden-figure-and-titan-of-african-american-food

• https://www.slowdown.media/article/african-american-making-the-nations-table

• https://archive.org/details/odetobogle00bidd/page/2/mode/2up

• https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2019/08/16/hennessy-marshall-major-taylor-cycling

• https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/food-drink/2023/06/augustus-jackson-invent-father-ice-cream

• https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/11/14/the-queen-of-soul-queen-restaurant-still-reigns-after

• http://repository.wustl.edu/concern/texts/m613n218p

• https://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/news/posts/reclaiming-malcolm-x

• https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/one-night-in-miami-true-story

• https://www.taquitos.net/snacks.php?snack_code=1429

• https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/nyregion/alexander-smalls.html

• https://www.blacksouthernbelle.com/black-southern-caterers-a-history-of-enterprise-and-culinary-good-taste/

• https://www.capemaymag.com/feature/a-cape-may-connection/

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