Foodways and Folklore - Washington Memorial Library

Fri, 13 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm UTC-05:00

1180 Washington Ave, Macon, GA, United States, Georgia 31201 | Macon

Middle Georgia Regional Library
Publisher/HostMiddle Georgia Regional Library
Foodways and Folklore - Washington Memorial Library
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Historians Dr. Brandi Simpson and Professor Dietrah Taylor present about West African foodways and their cultural retention in Middle Georgia in the present day in addition to reading the folktales Tappin, the Land Turtle and Papa John's Tall Tale from Virginia Hamilton's collection of American Black Folktales; all tales that feature food.
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