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Eating in the Side Room - Food, Archaeology, and African American Identity (Paperback)
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Eating in the Side Room - Food, Archaeology, and African American Identity (Paperback)
Series: Cultural Heritage Studies
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An archaeological study of African American foodways in
nineteenth-century Annapolis Eating in the Side Room, Mark Warner
uses the archaeological data of food remains recovered from
excavations in Annapolis, Maryland, and the Chesapeake to show how
African Americans established identity in the face of pervasive
racism and marginalization. By studying the meat purchasing habits
of two African American families-the Maynards and the
Burgesses-Warner skillfully demonstrates that while African
Americans were actively participating in a growing mass consumer
society, their food choices subtly yet unequivocally separated them
from white society. The "side rooms" where the two families ate
their meals not only satisfied their hunger but also their need to
maintain autonomy from an oppressive culture. As a result, Warner
claims, the independence that African Americans practiced during
this time helped prepare their children and grandchildren to
overcome persistent challenges of white oppression. Publication of
the paperback edition made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities
through the American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment
for the Humanities.
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