The Unknowns
The Unknowns is a placeholder to honor all the deceased and unknown pitmasters.
They toiled the earth dug (hole in the ground or long trenches) in the American South from Slavery to Freedom. During slavery, these names were often not recorded and even when the descendants became free, many black cooks went into white owned restaurants. Many legacy white owned bbq restuarants are still with us today as thriving businesses, but the Black cooks that built those business empires are hardly ever mentioned.