Food and Race Through the Lens of History
Louisiana Eats
English - June 27, 2020 15:01Food Arts Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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As in cities worldwide, the streets of New Orleans have come alive this
spring with protests, marches, and rallies for racial justice. The Crescent
City has long been a hotbed for activism and played an important role in
civil rights era organizing that helped put an end to Jim Crow. This week,
we take a look at the legacy of the segregated South through stories about
the intersections of food, race, and labor over the past century.