{"id":19206,"date":"2015-10-29T08:48:06","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T13:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=19206"},"modified":"2015-10-29T08:48:38","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T13:48:38","slug":"video-food-truck-pays-tribute-to-the-negro-leagues-with-soul-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/video-food-truck-pays-tribute-to-the-negro-leagues-with-soul-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Food truck pays tribute to the Negro Leagues with soul food"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Lena Blietz<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">T<a href=\"http:\/\/coe.k-state.edu\/annex\/nlbemuseum\/history\/teams\/chicagoagiants.html\" target=\"_blank\">he Chicago American Giants<\/a> disbanded in the 1950s, but Negro Leagues baseball can be seen around Chicago in a traveling tribute.<\/p>\n<p>The Southern Pitch Food Truck honors the legacy of pre-integration baseball with a vehicle wrapped in images of former star players serving soul food named after them.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"2 20151028 - SOUTHERN PITCH - PKG - BLIETZ\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/143919146?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ac0404; font-size: 1.2em;\">&uarr; <\/span><em> Above:  Lena Blietz of Medill Reports explores the story of the Southern Pitch Food Truck and its homage to the Negro Leagues.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Co-founder, manager and chef Donald Curry, 45, discovered his love for the Negro Leagues while attending Virginia State University. He said he initially bought Negro Leagues baseball hats &#8220;just to be different from the other guys on campus.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Curry&#8217;s truck travels around the Loop serving traditional southern comfort food. The food is named after stars such as Willie Mays, Satchel Paige, Effa Manley and Ted &#8220;Double Duty&#8221; Radcliffe.<\/p>\n<p>Curry said he hopes to open a brick-and-mortar restaurant, called the Negro League Cafe in fall 2016 with his cousin. He previously had a restaurant in Chicago, with the same name, but closed it in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>For a full menu, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southernpitchfoodtruck.com\/\">southernpitchfoodtruck.com<\/a> or find the truck&#8217;s location on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/southernpitchfoodtruck\">Facebook<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">PHOTO AT TOP: Donald Curry, the co-founder, manager and chef of Southern Pitch Food Truck, stands in front of his vehicle. 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