Civil Rights and Food
During the Civil Rights Movement, these events used restaurants as spaces to demand equal rights and challenge segregation.
What are "sit-in protests"?
This phrase describes the unique connection that Black people feel to their history and culture through their food traditions.
What is "culinary identity"?
This 1960 event was marked by students sitting in peaceful protest at segregated lunch counters in Greensboro, North Carolina, symbolizing unity and challenging racial discrimination in public spaces.
What is the Greensboro sit-in?
Sit-in protesters saw equal access to food in restaurants as a symbol of this important civic right.
What is "citizenship"?
This term describes the movement within Black communities to use food as a unifying symbol of Black identity across the African diaspora.
What is "Black culinary nationalism"?
Created by chef Marcus Samuelsson, this dish featuring chicken necks and oyster mushrooms was inspired by Jessica B. Harris and represents resilience, unity, and cultural heritage tied to the Civil Rights Movement.
What is Chicken Neck Soup?
Civil Rights activists turned public dining spaces into areas of protest, showcasing food as a symbol of this larger social issue.
What is "equality"?
Black chefs and cooks used food as a form of this, pushing back against stereotypes and reclaiming their cultural heritage.
What is "resistance"?
This term describes the systematic practice of denying services, like access to grocery stores in low-income neighborhoods, and is a modern form of segregation that continues to impact Black communities today.
What is redlining?