Geri Augusto - the importance of okra to enslaved people
4,319 views · Published 10 August 2018 · 4:56 · Indexed 8 November 2026
Channel: National Museums Liverpool · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism
Geri Augusto explains how enslaved people used plants such as okra and traditional African dishes to survive life on plantations in the Americas during the time of the transatlantic slave trade. Geri Augusto is a visiting associate professor of International & Public Affairs and Africana Studies, a faculty associate at Brown’s Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice (CSSJ) at Brown University, Providence, USA.
