Ronea Franklin, a member of St. James
Holt Crossing Baptist Church since
2008. Mother Franklin is also an usher
and the head of the fundraising committee. For the last 3 years, she has been
faithful in helping the deacons and
other members of the church to commemorate black history by bring people
together for an event St. James called
“The Black History Celebration.” This
event was formerly known as the Poor
Man Supper. .
History says that poor African American families and sometimes their
friends would get together on Sundays
or on special occasions to eat whatever
they had. Some poor African Americans families ate food like fried
chicken, collard greens, beans, and rice.
Others ate possum, squirrel, and even
deer meat.
Whatever they could catch or grow;
that’s what the poor man ate. “The Poor
Man’s Dinner” is still being served
among African Americans today, rich
and poor.
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