Share Your Story

African American contributions to American cuisine are numerous and ongoing. MOFAD invites you to submit your own African American culinary hero to the Legacy Quilt Project. Think of someone you know who has made their own contribution to food and drink. It can be a historical figure, someone in your family, or someone in your community.

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What has your African American culinary hero contributed to food and drink?

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By clicking submit, you give MOFAD permission to publish and share your story online, in the exhibition, and on social media. MOFAD reserves the right to not publish your story or to remove it from the website and the exhibition at any time without notice. Approved stories will not be visible immediately online or in the exhibition. Submissions may take up to three weeks to be approved. Accept Terms of Use.

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