A cartoon image of two African people, a man on the left and a woman on the right. They are wearing traditional kente clothing with an orange base. They decorated the outfit with gold accessories and stand in front of a village scenery with huts and trees surrounding them.

Pre-Colonial Africa

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A world map Overview of the slave trade out of Africa, 1500-1900 with red distinction arrows flowing away from Africa towards the Americas on the left and arrows flowing into Africa on the right. Source: David Eltis and David Richardson, Atlas of the Transatlantic Slave Trade (New Haven, 2010).

Transatlantic Slave Trade

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A black and white photograph depicting a group of men standing all facing in one direction on a grassy field outside. They are both white and black men and the setting is 19th century South of the United States. The men are wearing suits, belts, and are carrying hats.

Post Slavery in the South

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A white pot of gumbo soup with a silver spoon. Behind the bowl of gumbo is a small white bowl filled with white rice and chives.

Soul Food

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A building with a large square structure, a golden color structure. A front-facing view of the National Museum of African American History in Washington D.C.

Research Significance

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A person holding a yellow plate of food (sweet potatoes and collard greens), reaches into a pot of macaroni and cheese. The macaroni and cheese pot sits on top of a white stove along with a sweet potato and collard green pot as well.

Recipes: My Family Edition

This is my cornerstone blog post where you will find information about African foods talked in my previous posts and how they relate to the food put on my family table during dinner.

References

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