The Southern Foodways Alliance documents, studies, and explores the diverse food cultures of the changing American South.
Oral History
At its peak, Dockery Plantation covered 40 square miles and was home to more than 400 families. Charley Patton made a…
Interview
In its heyday, Dockery Plantation covered 40 square miles and was home to hundreds of families. Ruth Blaylock Foster’s…
Born in Memphis, Bill Lester attended the University of Mississippi and spent four decades teaching art at Delta State…
Gentle Lee Rainey is the third generation of his family born on Dockery Plantation. The one time home of Charlie Patton…