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Barbecue is as American as apple pie — and a huge part of Kansas City's identity — but the origins of the word "barbecue" is in the Caribbean. Maybe you spell it "barbecue" or barbeque or BBQ. And ...

Barbecue in Colonial America -- Barbecue and the early republic -- The barbecue comes of age -- Barbecue and the Civil War -- Barbecue, Reconstruction, and the Gilded Age -- The rise of barbecue ...

An Atlanta-based artist has taken his first-hand experience eating at barbecue joints across the country and created a work of art that pays homage to the complex history of this sacred style of ...