The Black History Museum Hosts Candy Lecture

From The Alexandria Black History Museum: Author and historian Susan Benjamin discusses candy’s incredible history, moving from its origins up to the modern era of mass-production. The story of candy is also intertwined with African American history via the sugar cane industry—infamous for its widespread use of enslaved labor and horrific working conditions. Benjamin further relates the abolitionist movement’s efforts to undermine sugar cane production and candy’s use as both a medicine and a treat during the Civil War.

Susan Benjamin is the founder of True Treats Candy, the nation’s only historic candy company. The author of nine books, Benjamin is also a journalist, former college professor and radio show host, and a member of the Culinary Historians of Washington.
Lecture, tasting, treat bag, and book signing

• Saturday, February 18, 2017
  • Time: 11 a.m.

• Alexandria Black History Museum
  • 902 Wythe Street
  • Alexandria, Virginia 22314
  • Cost: $10
  • Reservations Encouraged: (703) 746-4356

The Alexandria Black History Museum is located five blocks from the Braddock Road Metro Station on the Yellow and Blue Lines. Street parking is available.

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