Jori Lewis Book Talk, Slaves for Peanuts

Join Africana Studies in Welcoming Jori Lewis as she speaks on her new book, Slaves for Peanuts. Jori Lewis is an award-winning independent writer and editor who writes about the environment and agriculture mostly from the Global South. Her new book, Slaves for Peanuts, discusses how demand for peanut oil in Europe ensured that slavery in Africa would persist well into the twentieth century, long after the European powers had officially banned it in the territories they controlled. Lunch will be available!