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A Most Civil Union: From Reconstruction to Restaurateur
Jan 31

Jan 31 A Most Civil Union: From Reconstruction to Restaurateur

Frederick Douglass Opie
Civil War History, Gardening, Oral History, World War II History

Do you know were NFL and lacrosse Hall of Famer Jim Brown comes from? Brunswick, Georgia Is home to Jim Brown and The Farmer & The Larder restaurant. Learn more about this historic community rich in entrepreneurship and Civil War history. 

Go Fish, Food Supplements in Antebellum America
Jan 29

Jan 29 Go Fish, Food Supplements in Antebellum America

Frederick Douglass Opie
MLK Through The Lens of Food Part 2: The Morehouse Years
Jan 16

Jan 16 MLK Through The Lens of Food Part 2: The Morehouse Years

Frederick Douglass Opie
Food and New Year’s Resolutions
Jan 10

Jan 10 Food and New Year’s Resolutions

Frederick Douglass Opie
New Year's Resolutions  Through the Lens of Food Part 4
Jan 9

Jan 9 New Year's Resolutions Through the Lens of Food Part 4

Food Prof Fred Opie

By 1960, the Nation of Islam had an estimated membership of 50,000 to 70,000 people. Converts removed pork and alcohol from their diet and ate one meal a day. They abstained from gambling, smoking, drinking, overeating, and buying on credit. 

New Year’s Resolutions Through the Lens of Food Part 3
Jan 8

Jan 8 New Year’s Resolutions Through the Lens of Food Part 3

Frederick Douglass Opie

These advocate a holistic foods fought an uphill battle against an eating tradition with the roots in black America. The degree of their success still needs to be documented.

New Year’s Resolutions Through the Lens of Food Part 1
Jan 4

Jan 4 New Year’s Resolutions Through the Lens of Food Part 1

Frederick Douglass Opie

North Americans are historically more overweight than residents of any other nation in the world. 

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