Kelley Fanto Deetz

Dr. Kelley Fanto Deetz is Visiting Scholar in the Department of African American studies at U.C. Berkeley, and the Director of Collections and Visitor Engagement at Stratford Hall. She holds a BA in Africana Studies and History from The College of William & Mary, an MA in African American Studies and Ph.D. in African Diaspora Studies from the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Deetz works as a historical consultant for several museum sites throughout the Mid-Atlantic, and partnered with National Geographic to work on projects related to Nat Turner. Her work is highlighted in National Geographic’s documentary film Rise Up: The Legacy of Nat Turner (National Geographic Channel), and in National Geographic History Magazine She is the author of the critically acclaimed book Bound to the Fire: How Virginia’s Enslaved Cooks Helped Invent American Cuisine, which was named as one of the top ten books on food of 2017 by the Smithsonian Magazine. Her latest work can be found in Audible's The Great Courses on the History of Sugar.