Lucy Jackson smiling in a blue chef coat.

Category: 

Commerce

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Entrepreneur, Restaurateur, Social Movement

Lucy Jackson (Gates Family)

Atlanta, Georgia | 1987

Lucy Jackson opened the Busy Bee Cafe in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1947. A historic dining place for Civil Rights-era activists and a Green Book entry, comfort dishes like Cajun fried chicken, neckbones, and turnip greens are still served by the Gates family, who took over in 1981.

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