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We are each other's harvest : celebrating African American farmers, land, and legacy / Natalie Baszile.

by Baszile, Natalie.

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Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2021.

338.108996 B327w

Farmers, Black -- United States.

Blacks -- United States -- Agriculture.

Agriculture -- United States -- History.

Blacks -- United States -- Biography.

Blacks -- United States -- Literary collections.

Authors, Black -- Literary collections.

American literature -- Black authors.

9780062932563 (hc)

Alternate title:

Celebrating African American farmers, land, and legacy

xiii, 351 p. : ill. (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-343).

Introduction by Dr. Analena Hope Hassberg -- Those winter Sundays by Robert Hayden -- Everyone beneath their own vine and fig trees : a remembering in seven parts by Michael Twitty -- Handed the rain by Ed Roberson -- Writing Queen Sugar by Natalie Baszile -- Excerpt from black and white : the way I see it by Richard Williams -- Resilience and reinvention with Stanley Hughes and Linda Leach -- Little farm, big dreams with Kamal Bell -- Black to the land by Leah Penniman -- Cutting greens by Lucille Clifton -- The last plantation : the USDA's racist operating system by Pete Daniel -- Father and daughter with Harper and Ashley Armstrong -- To the fig tree on 9th and Christian by Ross Gay -- On the top of moon mountain with Brenae Royal -- Money talk with Clif Sutton and Dexter Faison -- Barking by Lenard D. Moore -- Dispossessed : their family bought land one generation after slavery, the Reels brothers spent eight years in jail for refusing to leave it by Lizzie Presser -- Louisiana daughters : a conversation with Lalita Tademy and Margaret Wilkerson Sexton -- Queem Sugar, chapter 10 by Natalie Baszile -- Frame by Robin Coste Lewis -- America at the crossroads : a history of enslavement and land by Clyde Ford -- Field day at the hill place by Odis Hill -- Equal ground with Willie Earl Nelson Sr. and sons -- Fearless by Tim Seibles -- Four days in Alaskan farm school with Melony Edwards -- No better life with the Blueforts -- Ancestral vibrations guide our connection to the land by Jim Embry -- Remember by Joy Harjo -- Family ties with Esmeralda and Antonio Sandoval -- How to make rain by Kevin Young -- Miss Rose's dirty rice by Natalie Baszile -- A new country with Dorcas Young -- Raised and rooted with Deric Harper -- Making space with Moretta Browne -- Call me by my name by Harryette Mullen -- Wheel of fortune with Martha Calderon -- Exceeding the "yes" with Marvin Frink -- Swarm by Tonya Foster -- A brief history of tobacco by Natalie Baszile -- After tobacco with the Wrights -- Yellowjackets by Yusef Komunyakaa -- Home games with Kellye Walker and Werten Bellamy -- Butter by Elizabeth Alexander -- A love letter to future generations by Naima Penniman -- Inside Queen Sugar : Jason Wilborn reflects on his years in the Queen Sugar writers' room by Natalie Baszile -- The Boudin trail by Natalie Baszile -- Black harvest fund.

"From the author of Queen Sugar -- now a critically acclaimed series on OWN directed by Ava Duvernay -- comes a beautiful exploration and celebration of black farming in America. In this impressive anthology, Natalie Baszile brings together essays, poems, photographs, quotes, conversations, and first-person stories to examine black people’s connection to the American land from Emancipation to today. In the 1920s, there were over one million black farmers; today there are just 45,000. Baszile explores this crisis, through the farmers’ personal experiences. In their own words, middle aged and elderly black farmers explain why they continue to farm despite systemic discrimination and land loss. The 'Returning Generation' -- young farmers, who are building upon the legacy of their ancestors, talk about the challenges they face as they seek to redress issues of food justice, food sovereignty, and reparations. These farmers are joined by other influential voices, including noted historians Analena Hope Hassberg and Pete Daniel, and award-winning author Clyde W. Ford, who considers the arrival of Africans to American shores; and James Beard Award-winning writers and Michael Twitty, reflects on black culinary tradition and its African roots. Poetry and inspirational quotes are woven into these diverse narratives, adding richness and texture, as well as stunning four-color photographs from photographers Alison Gootee and Malcom Williams, and Baszile’s personal collection. As Baszile reveals, black farming informs crucial aspects of American culture -- the family, the way our national identity is bound up with the land, the pull of memory, the healing power of food, and race relations. She reminds us that the land, well-earned and fiercely protected, transcends history and signifies a home that can be tended, tilled, and passed to succeeding generations with pride. We Are Each Other’s Harvest elevates the voices and stories of black farmers and people of color, celebrating their perseverance and resilience, while spotlighting the challenges they continue to face. Luminous and eye-opening, this eclectic collection helps people and communities of color today reimagine what it means to be dedicated to the soil..."--Publisher.

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