Illustrations

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1.1    “Dining with Kaffr Chief”

1.2    “The Slave Deck of the Bark ‘Wildfire’”

2.1    “A Representation of the Sugar-Cane and the Art of Making Sugar”

3.1    “Sweet Potatoe Planting—James Hopkinson’s Plantation.”

3.2    African American army cook at work in City Point, Virginia.

3.3    Old African American couple eating at the table by fireplace

3.4    Ten African American women in cooking class at Hampton Institute

4.1    Negro tenant farmer eating breakfast in Creek County, Oklahoma

4.2    Fred Opie, Sr.; Jane Dimmie and Lucy Dimmie Opie

4.3    Cooking fried supper for a benefit picnic

5.1    Unemployed men in front of Al Capone’s soup kitchen

5.2    Federal food surplus distribution in Cleveland, Ohio

5.3    Cook at Father Divine Mission, Harlem

5.4    U.S. government pork being distributed to jobless residents in New York City

6.1    African American sitting on bench at side of barbecue stand

6.2    Barbecue stand, Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.

6.3    “Hot Fish”: Bryant’s Place, Memphis, Tenn.

6.4    “White” and “Colored,” Durham, N.C.

7.1    Negro bunkhouse, Childersburg, Ala.

7.2    Negro café, Washington, D.C.

8.1    1950 map of the streets occupied by blacks and Latinos in the Tarrytowns

9.1    World heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, right, with Black Muslim leader Malcolm X, New York City, March 1, 1964

9.2    Comedian Dick Gregory speaking at the University of South Florida, April 14, 1971

10.1    A Sunday morning at M & G Diner on West 125th Street, Harlem, New York

10.2    Manna’s Buffet and Catering Service, Harlem