Gillian Richards-Greaves is associate professor of anthropology in the Department of Anthropology and Geography at Coastal Carolina University.
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Rural America
Growing Food in Self-Defense
For years, Black folks in this small South Carolina town have tended gardens and raised animals to build personal resilience and protect their culture.
Gillian Richards-Greaves