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St. Mary’s Library: 300 Years of Black Cooking in St. Mary’s (book)

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300 years of Black cooking in St. Mary’s County, Maryland (2005)

The pages of this cookbook, 300 Years of Black Cooking in St. Mary’s County, are a journey through the culinary history in St. Mary’s County found in the recipes of African American cooks from the region. Produced by the Citizens for Progress and the St. Mary’s County Bicentennial Commission in 1975 and copyright transferred to St. Mary’s County Board of Library Trustees in 2004.

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County: St. Mary's County
Themes: African American People and Culture, Rural Life in Southern Maryland
Timeframes: 1607 – 1763 Colonization, 1763 – 1783 The Revolutionary Era, 1783 – 1800 Founding a New Nation, 1800 – 1828 The Early Nationalist Period, 1828 – 1860 Antebellum America, 1860 – 1877 The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1877 – 1896 The Gilded Age, 1896 – 1916 The Progressive Era, 1917 – 1929 WWI and the Roaring Twenties, 1929 – 1940 The Great Depression, 1940 – 1952 World War II and the Early Cold War, 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s
Audience: College, General Public, High School, Middle School, Teacher

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Type of Entry: Individual Resource
County: St. Mary's County
Themes: African American People and Culture, Rural Life in Southern Maryland
Timeframes: 1607 – 1763 Colonization, 1763 – 1783 The Revolutionary Era, 1783 – 1800 Founding a New Nation, 1800 – 1828 The Early Nationalist Period, 1828 – 1860 Antebellum America, 1860 – 1877 The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1877 – 1896 The Gilded Age, 1896 – 1916 The Progressive Era, 1917 – 1929 WWI and the Roaring Twenties, 1929 – 1940 The Great Depression, 1940 – 1952 World War II and the Early Cold War, 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s
Audience: College, General Public, High School, Middle School, Teacher

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