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Slimming Down Soul Food: A Study of African American Cookbooks<\/span><\/h2>\n

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The Africana Studies Program invites you to participate in this semester\u2019s Lunch Talk Series showcasing Faculty Research.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dr. Mark Johnson<\/a>, UTC Department of History, presents Slimming Down Soul Food: A Study of African American Cookbooks<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Monday, February 8, 2021, 12:00-1:00<\/span><\/p>\n

Zoom: https:\/\/tennessee.zoom.us\/ j\/98430764266<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dr. Mark A. Johnson<\/a>, from Milwaukee, teaches at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He graduated in 2016 with a Ph.D. in History from the University of Alabama. Previously, he earned an M.A. from the University of Maryland and B.A. from Purdue University. He\u2019s the author of An Irresistible History of Alabama Barbecue (The History Press, 2017) and Rough Tactics: Black Performance in Political Spectacles, 1877-1932 (University Press of Mississippi, 2021). Currently, he\u2019s working on a cultural history of bacon.<\/span><\/p>\n

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