Plants and the Black Experience
Click the images below to listen to a short narrative about each plant's deep connection with enslaved Africans and their descendants, and their influence on cuisines in the Americas today.
Okra
Abelmoschus esculentus
Black-eyed Pea
Vigna unguiculata
Sweet Potato
Ipomoea batatas
Collard Greens
Brassica oleracea
Corn
Zea mays
Carolina Gold Rice
Oryza sativa ‘Carolina Gold’
African Rice
Oryza glaberrima
Sorghum
Sorghum bicolor
Pearl Millet
Pennisetum glaucum
Taro
Colocasia esculentis