Opie, Frederick Douglass: - Frederick Douglass Opie is a professor of history and foodways at Babson College and the author of several books including Hog and Hominy: Soul Food from Africa to America, Black Labor Migration in Caribbean Guatemala, 1882-1923 and Upsetting the Apple Cart: Black and Latino Coalitions in New York From Protest to Public Office. Opie is a regular contributor on the radio show The Splendid Table and the editor of the popular food and history blog foodasalens.com.