I don’t think his meal request seems “extravagant”. Maybe a lot of food, but nothing is fancy.
The default menu they listed seems to be a bit racist, IMHO.
It seems more “southern” than black. A lot of it seems Appalachian, where the black influence isn’t so strong.
Sounds like solid regional fare to me.
Actually, if I remember my history correctly, that was items they grew in the prison farms. So everything could me made and on hand for the prisoner right from the prison.
Then my nursing home was racist because that would fit on the menu without anyone’s notice. Of course the kitchen staff was majority black...
“The default menu they listed seems to be a bit racist, IMHO.”
You’re not from around here, are you? Down here the white people and the black people eat pretty much the same thing. Hell, they didn’t even list fried chicken and watermelon (which we all eat).