On this edition “Virginia Conversations” we commemorate Black History Month with a taste of how southern cuisine was influenced by the slave trade. Host May-Lily Lee’s guests include afro-culinary historian Micheal Twitty and Lara Templin, an interpreter from the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation. How the slaves from African changed our diet here in Virginia… and throughout the South.
For more information about the guests and information featured in the program:
Visit Michael Twitty’s website here.
Visit “From Africa to Virginia” – the theme of interpretive programs throughout February at Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center history museums.
Visit the website of Andi Cumbo-Floyd, author “The Slaves Have Names” here.
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