Juneteenth Food Traditions

(Excerpts from a show that first aired circa 2009 on "Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders" which was hosted by Jean Feraca and ran on Wisconsin Public Radio from July 2003 until she retired in 2012) Juneteenth celebrations commemorate June 19, 1865 when the Emancipation Proclamation was finally enforced in the state of Texas, two and a half years after Abe Lincoln made his famous decree. We talk with professor and food writer Frederick Douglass Opie; Fabu Carter-Brisco, Madison Poet-laureate, Organizer of the Heritage Tent at the Madison Juneteenth Celebration More on Juneteenth: http://www.fredopie.com/food/ About Dr. Opie Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie is the producer and host of The Fred Opie Show. He is also a Babson Professor of History and Foodways, the author of many books, and a contributor to anthologies. Dr. Opie has appeared on NPR, BBC Radio, The History Channel, PBS television, and in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Oprah Magazine. For Speaking Visit: https://www.fredopie.com/speaking Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/user/FrederickDOpie/videos?view_as=subscriber&sort=p&view=0&flow=grid Books: https://www.fredopie.com/books/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fdopie/ Music Credits: (Fred Opie Show them song) Music: Crimson Fly - Huma-Huma youtu.be/qpxhgby-ONI 28 Late Night Dreams by J.Lang (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/djlang59/55351 Ft: AlexBeroza 35 [Fusion] AROUND THE CORNER by BOCrew (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/BOCrew/29246 Ft: JAMES NICK SOLDER / THE CORNER 40, [hip hop] Billion Years Of Green (cdk Mix) by Analog By Nature (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Sampling Plus license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/45064