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E. J. Shepherd

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@ Atlanta History Center

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View of Georgia State Representative and restaurateur E. J. Shepherd at Shepherd's Restaurant on Butler Street (now Jesse Hill Jr. Drive) in 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