Mahalia Jackson Original Franchise
Item
Title
Mahalia Jackson Original Franchise
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Type
Image
Description
An image of the original Mahalia Jackson Franchise located on Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida. Mahalia Jackson’s Chicken System, Inc. was an African-American fast-food venture launched by a group of Memphis businessmen led by A. W. Willis and Ben Hooks. Mahalia Jackson contributed her name and at least a portion of the chicken recipe.
Genre
Photographs
Place
Tallahassee (Fla.)
Physical Description
1 item
Identifier
JGRCMA-COMMC-B047-F002A-I021
Topics
Community Interactions
Leon County (Fla.)
Business enterprises, Black
Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972
African American cooking
Physical Location
Community Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.