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Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America Audiobook
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The untold history of how fast food became one of the greatest generators of Black wealth in America.
Just as The Color of Law provided a vital understanding of red-lining and racial segregation, Marcia Chatelain’s Franchise investigates the complex interrelationship between Black communities and America’s largest, most popular fast food chain.
Taking us from the first McDonald’s drive-in in San Bernardino to the franchise on Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Missouri, in the summer of 2014, Chatelain shows how fast food is a source of both power―economic and political―and despair for African Americans. As she contends, fast food is, more than ever before, a key battlefield in the fight for racial justice.
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“This isn’t just a story of exploitation or, conversely, empowerment; it’s a cautionary tale about relying on the private sector to provide what the public needs and how promises of real economic development invariably come up short."
— New York Times
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“An impeccably researched examination…A fascinating, overlooked perspective on a US institution.”
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“A stunning story of post-1960s urban Black America, a tale of triumph and good intentions but also of tragic consequences for race relations, poverty, and dietary health.”
— David W. Blight, Pulitzer Prize-winning author
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An Amazon Editor’s Top Pick
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A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
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Winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in History
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Winner of the 2022 James Beard Foundation Award in Writing
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About Marcia Chatelain
Marcia Chatelain is the author of South Side Girls: Growing up in the Great Migration and Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History. She is a Provost's Distinguished Associate Professor of History and African American Studies at Georgetown University. She is a leading public voice on the history of race, education, and food culture.
About Machelle Williams
Gustavo Rex is an actor known for his narration of the video games Call of Duty: Black Ops and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter. He has also narrated several audiobooks including Carlos Santana’s memoir, El Tono Universal.