From creating oyster harvesting techniques to establishing thriving Black oyster towns, and even to the fascinating story of the Oyster King, explore the remarkable contributions Black people made to shape the oyster industry and the ways we eat and harvest oysters today.

History of Oyster: How Black Folks Shaped American Oyster Culture with Culinary Historian Zella Palmer

That Wasn't In My Textbook is our bi-weekly podcast that helps us uncover the things we always wished we learned from that boring, bulky textbook. Tune in to the history class you never knew you ALWAYS wanted to take - because history is not only what happened in the past but also what's happening this very second.

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