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Adult educationist whose anthology Two Centuries of African English helped transform approaches to literature in the continent

On Aug. 1, 1819, a Maine-built ship docked at Boston’s Long Wharf, completing a nearly year-long voyage to West Africa and the West Indies that only a few crew members survived.

In her cookbook, “Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking,” Toni Tipton-Martin writes about the Carolina lowcountry tradition of the dish Hoppin’ John, as recorded in the “Penn School & Sea Islands Heritage Cookbook.” The dish was described as brown field peas cooked with rice to be eaten for good luck throughout the year In African American communities, the tradition of eating rice and cowpeas dates to a celebration on Dec 31, 1862, Freedom’s Eve

Collard greens are a common dish in many African American households, and are especially important during New Year’s celebrations In folklore, the greens represent dollar bills, and the more you eat, the more money you’ll have in the new year In this version, adapted from “Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking,” by Toni Tipton-Martin, cornmeal dumplings simmer with the greens in a smoky stock