Will I love High on the Hog?

This book gave me a different perspective on U.S. history—and especially the Black experience in America—through the lens of food.

I learned about how watermelons come from Africa, the difficulty of cooking with an open fire while wearing a long skirt, and what Civil Rights leaders ate as they planned their struggle (fried chicken and collard greens). Along with these cool facts, what the book showed me was how, from colonial times to the present, Blacks in the U.S. have used food creatively to survive, nurture communities, and prosper. 

I loved the author’s empathetic voice and her combination of deep… show more.