Date: Time Period: 1934 - 2013; 2013-04-29; Interview recorded: April 29, 2013Material: Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder digital recorder and Adobe Sound Booth.Dimension:
Total running time: 1:04:36
Creator: Laverne White interviewed by Kimyatta CaldwellIdentifier: aql:21551 avr-lw-full-000005
Description: Mrs. Laverne White is a New York City native. Born in the mid 1930’s to parents who migrated from a small town just outside of Charleston, SC , Mrs. White knows a great deal about both southern and northern traditions that African Americans have formed around food. Along with her husband, Mrs. White has raised three sons of whom she is very proud. A very lively woman, Mrs. White loves to travel the world, exercise, dine out and to practice liturgical dancing as well. As she prepares a meal consisting of staple dishes of the African American diet: baked chicken, sweet potatoes, collard greens and rice and peas, Mrs. White shares with me, her personal history with food. She reviews how and where her food traditions began as well as what they have become over the course of her life experiences. This interview was recorded in two parts, the break between them is at 01:02:37.
Creator : Laverne White interviewed by Kimyatta Caldwell
Date : Time Period: 1934 - 2013; 2013-04-29; Interview recorded: April 29, 2013
Summary/Description : Mrs. Laverne White is a New York City native. Born in the mid 1930’s to parents who migrated from a small town just outside of Charleston, SC , Mrs. White knows a great deal about both southern and northern traditions that African Americans have formed around food. Along with her husband, Mrs. White has raised three sons of whom she is very proud. A very lively woman, Mrs. White loves to travel the world, exercise, dine out and to practice liturgical dancing as well. As she prepares a meal consisting of staple dishes of the African American diet: baked chicken, sweet potatoes, collard greens and rice and peas, Mrs. White shares with me, her personal history with food. She reviews how and where her food traditions began as well as what they have become over the course of her life experiences. This interview was recorded in two parts, the break between them is at 01:02:37.
Subject : African American cooking; Manners and customs; Cooking; Cultural pluralism
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