James Walvin, a professor emeritus of history at the University of York in England, will discuss his book “Sugar: The World Corrupted, From Slavery to Obesity,” at the Brooklyn Historical Society. He promises not to sweeten the very fraught story of this culinary staple.
“The Not-So-Sweet History of Sugar,” Tuesday, 6:30 to 8 p.m., $10 ($5, members), Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont Street (Clinton Street), Brooklyn Heights, 718-222-4111, brooklynhistory.org.
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