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E. J. Shepherd

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View of Georgia State Representative and restauranteur E. J. Shepherd at Butler Park in the Bedford Pine community of Atlanta, Georgia.E. J. Shepherd (1919-1988) represented District 28 of Fulton County in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1969 to 1974. In 1971, he opened Shepherd's Home Cooked Foods on Butler Street (now Jesse Hill Jr. Drive), which became a popular gathering place for politicians.

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Atlanta History Center

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Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Atlanta
  3. Clothing And Dress
  4. Georgia
  5. Government
  6. Parks
  7. Politicians
  8. Politics And Government
  9. Shepherd, E. J

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