This woman fed every single Civil Rights activist to pass by NOLA in the 60s.
Her name is Leah Chase
Queen of Creole Cuisine, advocate for African American art, inspired an actual Disney Princess .
“Dooky Chase’s Restaurant was the first art gallery for black artists in New Orleans”
The restaurant that she and her husband’s family owns was a gathering place for people to discuss civil rights. (source linked to quote above)