Soul Food (1962)

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Andy Smith had asked me a few years ago if I had a "soul food" cite
pre-1963. The term was used in Harlem, but it may come from Chicago. I  re-checked.
Chicago's newly digitized Chicago Defender has "soul food" from  1962.
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The revised OED has--?
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(Oxford English Dictionary)
soul food, (a) fig. spiritual  nourishment; (b) orig. U.S. Blacks, the kind
of food typically  eaten by Black people, spec. those foodstuffs originating in
the southern  states of America;
1920 W. R.  LETHABY in London Mercury Mar. 575 The  history that can be seen
and touched is a strong and stimulating soul-food,  entirely different from
vague and wearying written history. 1964  N.Y. Times Mag. 23 Aug. 62/3  Soul
food, chitterlings, collard greens, ham hocks, grits,  black-eyed peas and rice,
and the like.
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The Chicago Defender  (National edition) (1921-1967). Chicago, Ill.: Mar 3,
1962. p. 10 (1  page)
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Mom's kitchen has "soul" food.
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The Chicago Defender  (National edition) (1921-1967). Chicago, Ill.: Apr 7,
1962. p. 10 (1  page)
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Buddy and Dottie Rose had their mother to cook Sarah Vaughn and hubby C. B.
Atkins some soul food.
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The Chicago Defender (National  edition) (1921-1967). Chicago, Ill.: May 5,
1962. p. 10 (1 page)
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NOW OPEN 24 HOURS
_McKie's & Caesar's_
STEAK HOUSE
.STEAKS, SOUL FOOD
.FRIED CHICKEN
.BREAKFAST . LUNCH . DINNER
6319 COTTAGE
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The Chicago Defender  (National edition) (1921-1967). Chicago, Ill.: Jun 2,
1962. p. 10 (1  page)
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When trumpeter Miles Davis hits town, he heads straight for Mom's Kitchen
and the soul food. Schoolmarm Shirley McNeil on TV, channel 56.
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_Integrated  TV Station Learns Pros, Cons Of Negro Appeal_
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A S DOC  YOUNG Special to the Defender. The Chicago Defender  (National
edition) (1921-1967). Chicago, Ill.: Jun 22, 1963. p. 9 (1  page)
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The biggest blast of disapproval was leveled against the station after a
Negro bandleader H. B. Barnum, had a caterer bring in such so-called "soul"
foods as turnip greens, chitterlings, and cornbread, to be eaten on camera while
musicians explained what "soul music" was all about.

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