Black Rice : The African Origins of Rice Cultivation in the Americas.
Carney, Judith A.
Black Rice : The African Origins of Rice Cultivation in the Americas. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (258 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Encounters -- 2 Rice Origins and Indigenous Knowledge -- 3 Out of Africa: Rice Culture and African Continuities -- 4 This Was "Woman's Wuck -- 5 African Rice and the Atlantic World -- 6 Legacies -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Rice was a major plantation crop during the first 300 years of settlement in the Americas. It accompanied slaves across the Middle Passage throughout the New World to Brazil, the Caribbean, and the southern U.S. Carney reveals how racism has shaped our historical memory and neglected this critical African contribution to the making of the Americas.
9780674029217
Rice-Southern States-History.
Rice-Africa, West-History.
Enslaved persons-Southern States.
Electronic books.
SB191
633.1/8/0975
Black Rice : The African Origins of Rice Cultivation in the Americas. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (258 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Encounters -- 2 Rice Origins and Indigenous Knowledge -- 3 Out of Africa: Rice Culture and African Continuities -- 4 This Was "Woman's Wuck -- 5 African Rice and the Atlantic World -- 6 Legacies -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Rice was a major plantation crop during the first 300 years of settlement in the Americas. It accompanied slaves across the Middle Passage throughout the New World to Brazil, the Caribbean, and the southern U.S. Carney reveals how racism has shaped our historical memory and neglected this critical African contribution to the making of the Americas.
9780674029217
Rice-Southern States-History.
Rice-Africa, West-History.
Enslaved persons-Southern States.
Electronic books.
SB191
633.1/8/0975