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Food and Country

So you essentially have a systemthat is structurally racist because of the way that the...

So you essentially have a system
that is structurally racist because of the way that the federal
government intervened to first of all
appropriate that land and then distribute it

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So you essentially have a system that is structurally racist
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because of the way that
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the federal government intervened
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to first of all appropriate that land
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and then distribute it.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:24
Uploaded
Apr 02, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Foothill Productions,Real Lava,Sustainable Films,Range Media Partners,The deNovo Initiative,Tiger Tales Media,Bewilder Films,Ideal Partners

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Movie Summary

Trailblazing food writer Ruth Reichl examines the precarious state of America's food system. A Sundance Film Festival premiere.
[Eric] The vast majority of African American farmland lost - Food and Country 00:07
[Eric] The vast majority of African American farmland lost
So this is not ancient history, this is current history. - Food and Country 00:06
So this is not ancient history, this is current history.
This is very real to people who were - Food and Country 00:06
This is very real to people who were
We have never had the reckoning within our country that we need. - Food and Country 00:05
We have never had the reckoning within our country that we n...
[woman] As part of the New Deal, everybody got the right - Food and Country 00:09
[woman] As part of the New Deal, everybody got the right
Farm workers, domestic workers, and tipped restaurant workers who were told - Food and Country 00:09
Farm workers, domestic workers, and tipped restaurant worker...
And we went from zero in 1938 to $2.13 81 years later. - Food and Country 00:08
And we went from zero in 1938 to $2.13 81 years later.
Prior to the pandemic, the restaurant industry - Food and Country 00:09
Prior to the pandemic, the restaurant industry
But it was also the absolute lowest-paying employer. - Food and Country 00:06
But it was also the absolute lowest-paying employer.
Every year, the seven lowest-paying jobs would be in the restaurant industry, - Food and Country 00:08
Every year, the seven lowest-paying jobs would be in the res...
- [horns honking] - So, part of what you're seeing in the protests - Food and Country 00:07
- [horns honking] - So, part of what you're seeing in t...
I mean, George Floyd himself was an unemployed restaurant worker, - Food and Country 00:11
I mean, George Floyd himself was an unemployed restaurant wo...
It is about police brutality, and it's about so much more. - Food and Country 00:07
It is about police brutality, and it's about so much mo...
After emancipation, employers first demanded the right to hire newly freed slaves - Food and Country 00:14
After emancipation, employers first demanded the right to hi...
And it really was slavery that mutated this idea of tipping, - Food and Country 00:10
And it really was slavery that mutated this idea of tipping,
Because there was a desire to hire Black people, in particular Black women, - Food and Country 00:10
Because there was a desire to hire Black people, in particul...
But I think the surprising thing is, - Food and Country 00:12
But I think the surprising thing is,
[woman] I get my affinity for fighting against any kind of injustice from my mom. - Food and Country 00:07
[woman] I get my affinity for fighting against any kind of i...
When we were made fun of in school, she would, like, teach folks about Arab culture. - Food and Country 00:07
When we were made fun of in school, she would, like, teach f...
And she always made sure that anyone who came through our household was fed. - Food and Country 00:06
And she always made sure that anyone who came through our ho...