Bittersweet: The History of Sugar in North America

"Bittersweet: The History of Sugar in North America" was produced by Professor Karim Tiro and his public history students at Xavier University. The exhibit challenges its audience to consider the interaction of food and history by examining the production and industry of sugar as well as its culinary, medicinal, and herbal uses. It also explores negative consequences of the sugar industry such as slavery and exploitation of both land and humans.

Findlay Market, located near downtown Cincinnati at Findlay and Race streets in Over-the-Rhine, will host the exhibit through July, 2009. The Market serves as a public gathering place for all members of the Cincinnati community and visitors to the area. The exhibit is free of charge and is located in the market house at the Elm Street/West Elder Street entrance.

Support for the exhibit was generously provided by the Ohio Humanities Council, the Corporation for Findlay Market, and Xavier University. Special thanks goes to Thomas Kraemer, Kraemer Design+Production, The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Katie Fortune, Jonathan Reynolds, Weny Woloson, and Peter H. Wood.

Students producers were: Elizabeth Alvarez, Kate Burpee, Brian Clark, Keisha Collier, Daniel Goodstein, Gillian Halusker, Destiny Harris, Fadi Khalilieh, Rebecca McGonigle, Danielle Meiners, Matthew Mellon, Chris Miller, Jebediah Miller, Amanda Phillips, Austin Riker, Brienne Riker, Kathryn Rosenbaum, Nicole Runner, Meghan Ryan, Rachel Trevino, Aiden Williams, Brandi Williams, and Sarah Wood.