Ingenuity And Resistance: The History of African American Foods in Early New York

Program Type:

Cooking & Tasting, Educational Lecture, History

Age Group:

Adult
  • Registration is required for this event.
  • Registration will open on January 12, 2026 @ 9:30am.
  • Registration with a valid Emma Clark Library card is required except where otherwise noted.

Event Details

Local historian Melanie Cardone-Leathers will discuss the culinary history of African Americans in the New York area. Learn the stories behind these foods and customs as she explores the day-to-day life of early African American New Yorkers with special attention to what they were eating and drinking, the recipes and ingredients of the time, and the legacies they left behind.

Image credit : MOFAD, "The Legacy Quilt Project," via "African/American: Making the Nation’s Table" exhibition (individual image courtesy of Leona Victor)