Category: BLACK HISTORY
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PEANUT
THE FOLKLORE OF PLANTS: Peanut Lisa Karen Miller “When I was young, I said to God, ‘God, tell me the mystery of the universe.’ But God answered, ‘That knowledge is for me alone.’ So I said, ‘God tell me the mystery of the peanut.’ Then God said, ‘Well, George, that’s…
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COTTON
THE FOLKLORE OF PLANTS: Cotton Lisa Karen Miller On December 22, 1864, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman wired President Abraham Lincoln this message: “I beg to present you, as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with 150 heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, and also about 25,000 bales…
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COLLARD
THE FOLKLORE OF PLANTS: Collard Lisa Karen Miller In addition to losing a few pounds, some of us are looking to detox after welcoming in the New Year a bit too enthusiastically. Collard greens can help with that. Collard and other cruciferous vegetables (kale, cabbage, bok choy, broccoli, cauliflower, mustard,…
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