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All the books by Jessica B. Harris adapted to cinema and television
Jessica B. Harris is known for being the author of the book High on the Hog, first published in 2010, which was adapted to television by Roger Ross Williams, Jonathan Clasberry, Yoruba Richen in 2021.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the TV series is better.
High on the Hog
Jessica B. Harris, 2010
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Roger Ross Williams, Jonathan Clasberry, Yoruba Richen, 2021
Chef and writer Stephen Satterfield celebrates the delicious and restorative foods of the African American experience and details how each came to form such an important part of African American culture, history, and identity. Although the story of African cuisine in America begins with slavery, High on the Hog ultimately chronicles a thrilling history of triumph and survival.