
Pulitzer Prize Winner Marcia Chatelain on Fast Food in Black America
Last month, Georgetown University professor of hi…
AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast · Jesuit Conference
July 7, 202151m 31s
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Show Notes
Last month, Georgetown University professor of history Dr. Marcia Chatelain was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her book “Franchise: the Golden Arches in Black America." The book reveals the hidden history of how fast food became one of the greatest generators of Black wealth and power in American and the costs of this success story.
Host Mike Jordan Laskey asked Professor Chatelain what it was like to hear she won the Pulitzer, and then they discussed the book and some of the most interesting things she learned during her years of research and writing. Professor Chatelain also shared what she has come to love about Jesuit spirituality since arriving at Georgetown 10 years ago.
Lear more about Marcia Chatelain and "Franchise" here: http://www.marciachatelain.com./
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