Why does sugar in cornbread divide races in the South?

So many Southern food traditions are shared by both races. Most Southerners, black and white, revere fried chicken, pursue pork barbecue and exult their grandmothers’ garden vegetables. Why is there such a fundamental difference in cornbread? By Kathleen Purvis. (Mar. 29, 2016)
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