Frederick Douglass Opie is a professor of history and foodways at Babson College and the author of several books including Hog and Hominy: Soul Food from Africa to America," "Black Labor Migration in Caribbean Guatemala, 1882-1923" and "Upsetting the Apple Cart: Black and Latino Coalitions in New York From Protest to Public Office." Opie is a regular contributor on the radio show The Splendid Table and the editor of the popular food and history blog foodasalens.com."