New York: Amistad / Harper Collins, (2021). First edition - A book by the author of the novel 'Queen Sugar' which "brings together essays, poems, photographs, quotes, conversations, and first-person stories to examine black peoples connection to the American land from Emancipation to today. In the 1920s, there were over one million black farmers; today there are just 45,000. Older black farmers explain why they continue to farm despite systemic discrimination and land loss. The 'Returning Generation' - young farmers, who are building upon the legacy of their ancestors - talk about the challenges they face as they seek to redress issues of food justice, food sovereignty, and reparations" Among the contributors are historians Analena Hope Hassberg and Pete Daniel, author Clyde W. Ford, who considers the arrival of Africans to American shores; and Michael Twitty, who discusses black culinary tradition and its African roots. An uncommon advance issue. Illustrated with photographs throughout, many from the author's personal collection. Slightly oversized square format. xi, 353 pp.