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Wednesday, March 12
We began the day with a brief talk about the Great Migration. The students received "freedom bags," small bags of treasures that were similar to those that African American migrants may have carried from the rural South to the urban North in the early 20th century. We then traveled to Bronzeville, where we were greeted by the "Monument to the Gate Migration." We looked at the plaques of famous black Chicagoans and talked about the culture of Bronzeville. We had lunch at Yassa African Restaurant, a Senegalese restaurant on the southside, where we were greeted by Madieye Gueye, who along with her husband Awa, own the restaurant. We munched on fatya, which are fried fish patties, and nem, which is ground beef, chicken, shrimp and vegetables fried in an egg roll, while we waited for our food. Mrs. Wangerin was especially fond of the ginger juice, which was made fresh by the Gueyes. Once our food arrived, we dined on plantains, yassa chicken, curry lamb and maffe, which is a dish of diced lamb with a peanut butter and tomato sauce. Our trip through the diaspora will take us to the Caribbean tomorrow and Calypso Cafe in Hyde Park.
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