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Juneteenth Food!

Early emancipation or freedom celebrations included large gatherings with food, usually BBQ. African American people shaped the development of early American food. They gave American cuisine a unique flavor, combining African foods with whatever was locally available.

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  • Bound to the Fire

    How Virginia's Enslaved Cooks Helped Invent American Cuisine

    Deetz, Kelley Fanto,
    "Focusing on enslaved cooks at Virginia plantations including Thomas Jefferson's Monticello and George Washington's Mount Vernon, Deetz restores these forgotten figures to their rightful place in American and Southern history. Bound to the Fire not…
    Book, 2017Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2017] — 641.5929 DEE
  • The Jemima Code

    Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks

    Tipton-Martin, Toni
    "Women of African descent have contributed to America's food culture for centuries, but their rich and varied involvement is still overshadowed by the demeaning stereotype of an illiterate "Aunt Jemima" who cooked mostly by natural instinct.…
    Book, 2015Austin : University of Texas Press, 2015. — 641.5929 TIP
  • Sweet Home Cafe Cookbook

    a Celebration of African American Cooking

    Lukas, Albert, 1968-
    Book, 2018Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, 2018. — 641.5929 LUK
  • For the Culture

    Phenomenal Black Women and Femmes in Food : Interviews, Inspiration, and Recipes

    Miller, Klancy,
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Harvest, an imprint of William Morrow, [2023] — 641.5929 MIL
  • The African-American Heritage Cookbook

    Traditional Recipes and Fond Remembrances From Alabama's Renowned Tuskegee Institute

    Tillery, Carolyn Quick,
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Dafina, Kensington Publishing Corp., [2024] — 641.5929 TIL
  • Jubilee

    Recipes From Two Centuries of African American Cooking

    Tipton-Martin, Toni
    Book, 2019New York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, [2019] — 641.5929 TIP
  • The Juneteenth Cookbook

    Recipes and Activities for Kids and Families to Celebrate

    Agostini, Alliah L.
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Becker & Mayer! Kids, an imprint of The Quarto Group, 2024. — J641.568 AGO
  • Watermelon & Red Birds

    a Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations

    Taylor, Nicole A.,
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2022. — 641.5929 TAY
  • The Cooking Gene

    A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South

    Twitty, Michael W.
    eBook, 2017HarperCollins, 2017
  • Our South

    Black Food Through My Lens

    Shanti, Ashleigh,
    Book, 2024New York : Union Square & Co., 2024 — 641.5929 SHA
  • Book, 2023New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] — 641.5784 MIT
  • My America

    Recipes From a Young Black Chef

    Onwuachi, Kwame,
    Book, 2022New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022. — 641.5929 ONW
  • Gullah Geechee Home Cooking

    Recipes From the Matriarch of Edisto Island

    Meggett, Emily
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Abrams, 2022. — 641.5975 MEG
  • Book, 2021New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2021. — E BIN
  • Roots, Heart, Soul

    the Story, Celebration, and Recipes of Afro Cuisine in America

    Richards, Todd (Chef),
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Harvest, an imprint of William Morrow, [2024] — 641.596 RIC
  • Still We Rise

    a Love Letter to the Southern Biscuit With Over 70 Sweet and Savory Recipes

    Council, Erika
    Book, 2023New York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, [2023] — 641.815 COU
  • Recipes for Change

    12 Dishes Inspired by a Year in Black History

    Platt, Michael, 2005-
    Book, 2023New York : Magic Cat Publishing, 2023. — J641.512 PLA
  • Black Food

    Stories, Art and Recipes From Across the African Diaspora

    Book, 2021California ; New York : 4 Color Books, an imprint of Ten Speed Press, [2021] — 394.1208 BLA
  • Black Food Matters

    Racial Justice in the Wake of Food Justice

    Various Authors
    eAudiobook, 2021Tantor Media, Inc., 2021