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SUMMARY:AFR Brown Bag Series: Jori Lewis, “Slaves for Peanuts: A Story of Conque
st, Liberation, and a Crop that Changed History”
DESCRIPTION:\n&ldquo\;Slaves for Peanuts: A Story of Conquest\, Liberati
on\, and a Crop that Changed History&rdquo\;\n\nAmericans consume over 1
.5 billion pounds of peanut products every year. But few of us know the
peanut&rsquo\;s tumultuous history\, or its intimate connection to slave
ry and freedom.\n\nLyrical and powerful\, Slaves for Peanuts deftly weav
es together the natural and human history of a crop that transformed the
lives of millions. Author Jori Lewis reveals how demand for peanut oil
in Europe ensured that slavery in Africa would persist well into the twe
ntieth century\, long after the European powers had officially banned it
in the territories they controlled.\n\nDelving deep into West African a
nd European archives\, Lewis recreates a world on the coast of Africa th
at is breathtakingly real and unlike anything modern readers have experi
enced. Slaves for Peanuts is told through the eyes of a set of richly de
tailed characters&mdash\;from an African-born French missionary harborin
g runaway slaves\, to the leader of a Wolof state navigating the politic
s of French imperialism&mdash\;who challenge our most basic assumptions
of the motives and people who supported human bondage.\n\nAt a time when
Americans are grappling with the enduring consequences of slavery\, her
e is a new and revealing chapter in its global history.\n\n335 Willard B
uilding and via Zoom--see Zoom registration details below.\n\nEVENT WILL
BE HELD VIRTUALLY AND IN-PERSON.\n\nPlease register in advance to atten
d virtually.\n\nFor more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/afr-br
own-bag_jori-lewis/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:“Sl
aves for Peanuts: A Story of Conquest, Liberation, and a Crop that Chang
ed History”
Americans consume over 1.5 billion pound
s of peanut products every year. But few of us know the peanut’s t
umultuous history, or its intimate connection to slavery and freedom.
Lyrical and powerful, Slaves for Peanuts deftly weaves t
ogether the natural and human history of a crop that transformed the liv
es of millions. Author Jori Lewis reveals how demand for peanut oil in E
urope ensured that slavery in Africa would persist well into the twentie
th century, long after the European powers had officially banned it in t
he territories they controlled.
Delving deep into West Africa
n and European archives, Lewis recreates a world on the coast of Africa
that is breathtakingly real and unlike anything modern readers have expe
rienced. Slaves for Peanuts is told through the eyes of a set of
richly detailed characters—from an African-born French missionary
harboring runaway slaves, to the leader of a Wolof state navigating the
politics of French imperialism—who challenge our most basic assump
tions of the motives and people who supported human bondage.
At a time when Americans are grappling with the enduring consequences of
slavery, here is a new and revealing chapter in its global history.
335 Willard Building and via Zoom--see Zoom registration details belo
w.
EVENT WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY AND IN-PERSON.
Please register in advance to attend virtually.<
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For more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/afr-brown-bag_jori-l
ewis/
LOCATION:335 Willard Building
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