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Well trained enslaved cooks and dining attendants were the most apparent of the ways African Americans supported eating traditions in late 18th century Virginia. However black presence at every level of production made the Virginia groaning board possible.

Dr. Leni Sorensen, food historian, will talk about meals, and the people who cooked them, from Martha Blogett’s Cawson Plantation in the Tidewater to the preeminent table at Mount Vernon.

Feel free to bring your lunch. Refreshments will also be provided.

This event is free and open to all, but please register. Parking is available for a fee in the 8th St. parking deck. If special accommodations are needed, please contact Thelma Mack, research and education coordinator, at (804) 828-0017.

Date:
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Health Sciences Library, Special Collections and Archives Reading Room
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Teresa Knott