The Surprising Story of How Peaches Became an Icon of the U.S. Southeast
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Jacob Holland-Lulewicz emphasizes that the thriving peach cultivation involved the active choices and agency of Indigenous peoples, who structured the environment for peaches to flourish.
RaeLynn Butler highlights that the history of peaches in Georgia is deeply interwoven with Indigenous communities, whose contributions have largely shaped the fruit's legacy in the region.
Recent research reveals that Indigenous peoples were not passive recipients of European-introduced peaches, but played a critical role in their flourishing and spread across the eastern U.S.
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