Malcolm X A Culinary Biography Part 1
Courtesy of Library of Congress
Throughout The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Malcolm X (1925-1965) talks about food in one way or the other. This series is a culinary biography of the charismatic leader from his youth until his early days as a leader of a Nation of Islam mosque. It is through this lens that we learn about the multiple meanings of food in our lives as an interpretive lens of our socioeconomic status. Our food options are indications of our culture, income, and status; that certainly is the case when reading what Malcolm X had to say about the food his family had access to and his observations about the food that those around him desired and consumed.
