ABSTRACT
The food justice movement is alive and well today. It is a heterogeneous movement consisting of many different struggles for social equity across the food system of the United States. While many of these movements may appear to be “new,” their roots often lie not just in the social struggles of the 1960s and 1970s but also in conflicts that emerged alongside the creation of the United States. This chapter will explore the historical themes of the food justice movement through an exploration of four different movements within the movement: from workers in the food chain to marginalized urban communities of color to Indigenous nations. It will analyze these movements, their tactics and strategies for winning, situate them within the longer and broader struggle for food justice in the United States, and underscore how these movements are increasing equity within the food system.
