What the Slaves Ate: Recollections of African American Foods and Foodways from the Slave Narratives Good Carefully documenting African American slave

Carefully documenting African American slave foods

and what later became known as soul food

The lower reading level makes this text an excellent choice for younger students and introductory classes

But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle

What the Slaves Ate: Recollections of African American Foods and Foodways from the Slave Narratives Good Carefully documenting African American slaveCarefully documenting African American slave foods, this book reveals that slaves actively developed their own foodways their customs involving family and food. The authors connect African foods and food preparation to the development during slavery of Southern cuisines having African influences, including Cajun, Creole, and what later became known as soul food, drawing on the recollections of ex slaves recorded by Works Progress Administration