All in Virginia History
Bacon's Rebellion in 1676 consisted of a massive group of multi ethnic indentured servants including Native Americans, African Americans, and poor disgruntled European farmers who mobilized in an armed movement against landed elites who monopolized colonial institutions and access to land to grow food.
Food historian Fred Opie Talks with a historical interpreter at colonial Williamsburg, Virginia about the site's garden, gardeners, and African survivals. Fred Opie AKA Frederick Douglass Opie is a Professor of History and Foodways at Babson College. Check out his blogs and podcasts at http://www.fredopie.com/
As part of our ongoing series on culinary traditions we turn today to WPA Sources on Virginia. This fall farming community food processing tradition is a story archived in the Library of Congress as part of its America Eats collection in a Virginia folder marked "Notes, Reports, and Essays."
