![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I started to think about the need to historicize that relationship, and ask, If we historicize the relationship, does it change the nature of the interventions that people were making around the issue of food and health? Then, in the early 2000s, there was growing concern about health and nutrition and the impact of fast food on communities of color. I found it really fascinating that so much of African Americans’ relationships to McDonald’s was outside the bounds of a consumer relationship. holiday, there were a lot of Black franchise owners who were involved in the cultural life of Black Chicago. ![]() Whether it was a back-to-school parade or local programming around the Martin Luther King Jr. MARCIA CHATELAIN: One thing I observed growing up in Chicago is just how often African-American cultural events were shaped and sponsored by the influence of Black McDonald’s franchise owners. HUMANITIES: How did you first become interested in the history of McDonald’s, and when did you connect that to the larger story of civil rights history? ![]()
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