Sugar and Spice Festival Held
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PrintSugar and Spice, a free festival held in conjunction with the "Seeds of Change" exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History, features demonstrations, food, and music illustrating the impact of the Caribbean sugar industry on Europeans, African slaves, and indigenous Americans. Subsequent festivals feature potatoes and corn. The "Seeds of Change" exhibit commemorated the 500 years of cultural and biological exchanges since Christopher Columbus's voyages to the Americas.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 96-074, Box 1, Office of Public Affairs 1994-1984
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
February 15, 1992