Talk:Paschal's La Carousel

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http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/atlanta/obituary.aspx?pid=120779021

Transcript of the owner's obit from The Atlanta Constitution.

http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/james-paschal-41

The restaurant often hosted Martin Luther King and his associates during the movement for Civil Rights.

https://cau.academicworks.com/opportunities/685

Scholarship at Clark Atlanta University named for the Paschal brothers.

http://diverseeducation.com/article/7538/

The university purchased the business from the Paschals.

http://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/04/us/r-h-paschal-88-restaurateur-who-nurtured-rights-leadership.html

http://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/15/us/an-era-passes-at-one-place-that-fed-the-civil-rights-struggle.html

Sale of Paschal's

There was also a hotel and it was the first African-American owned hotel in Atlanta.

http://paschalsrestaurantllc.com/paschals.html

You'll love this link-click at and you'll know why I said this. ;)

https://kennesawstatement.wordpress.com/2016/03/23/paschals-historic-restaurant-then-and-now/

Newspaper article re: restaurant-history, etc.

http://www.atlantamagazine.com/culture/jazz-age1/

Atlanta Magazine article

The Boss (Jimmy Smith album)-recorded at Paschal's.

The properties and the people are notable on quite a few fronts. We hope (talk) 21:41, 20 June 2017 (UTC)Reply

Cheers WH, yes another of those cool forgotten clubs. Let's see what we can do then. First of all there's a Dinah Washington album missing which I can't quite believe!♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:44, 20 June 2017 (UTC)Reply

@We hope: Can you find a free image ? If not, upload a classic one?♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:39, 23 June 2017 (UTC)Reply

Hang on-while going through newspapers & magazines hoping lightning would strike twice as it did for Smalls' images, I found a lot more background information about the business. It began as a diner and in the 1950s, there was a new restaurant building across the street from the original spot; this is where Dr. King and and other leaders were regular guests. The brothers also built their hotel and the La Carousel jazz club next to the restaurant circa 1960. The hotel and club are gone-razed by Clark Atlanta University. The restaurant was preserved. Clark originally had plans to tear it down, but reconsidered after public outcry re: destruction of this historic place. Need to keep looking for images-what's turned up so far would be non-free. Will post various links here after I get them sorted out. We hope (talk) 14:30, 23 June 2017 (UTC)Reply

Starting links here:

Index-Journal July 29, 2003 (Newspapers.com)

Closing of the restaurant. Clark Atlanta continued to operate it from the time it purchased the property, but decided to close it due to dwindling patronage. The restaurant was to be demolished for a college dormitory.

Rushville Republican June 20, 2003 (Newspaperarchive.com)

Supporters fight to save the restaurant for its historic value. It was nicknamed "the Black City Hall" as Dr. King and SCLC members were regulars there. The Paschal brothers opened their doors and their hearts to those involved in the Civil Rights Movement. They were known to post bail for protesters, serve free meals to them and extend their operating hours so families had a place to meet protesters who were released from the local jail.

Yuma Sun March 6, 1984 (Newspaperarchive.com)

Notable people who were guests of the restaurant.

Appeal Democrat August 8, 2007 (Newspaperarchive.com)

What was referred to by Dr. King and his associates as "the sacramental meal" at Paschal's. Their peach cobbler was said to be his favorite dessert.

Baltimore Afro-American July 2, 1968 (Newspaperarchive.com)

A good overview of the brothers' business history-the restaurant, hotel and jazz club. The club was considered to be one of the premiere jazz nightclubs in the southern US.

Stopping here-end of newspaper material--next is books. ;) We hope (talk) 15:55, 23 June 2017 (UTC)Reply

Black Enterprise April 1975

Vol. 5, No. 9 ISSN 0006-4165 Published by Earl G. Graves, Ltd. "A New Breed of Hotelmen"-Jacob Wortham- page 36. Again, their diner opened in 1949. In 1959, the brothers were able to open the restaurant across the street from the original building. Since the South was still practicing segregation, their Atlanta business license read "Colored only". The jazz club/lounge opened in 1960; many notable jazz performers played there. The motor hotel opened in 1967; it was full service and considered to be top-flight.

Jet magazine March 25, 1997 page 18 Robert Paschal obit

Vol. 91, No. 18 ISSN 0021-5996 Published by Johnson Publishing Company

Ebony magazine November 1979

Vol. 35, No. 1 ISSN 0012-9011 Published by Johnson Publishing Company "The Paschals of Atlanta" pages 63-38 A good summary of the men and their businesses.

Encyclopedia of African American Business, Volume 1 editor- Jessie Carney Smith

Greenwood Publishing Group, 2006 isbn 9780313331091

pages 308-309 History of the Paschal brothers' businesses

pages 638-639 Early years of the brothers

pages 641-644 More on the brothers' establishing their businesses and more on the La Carousel lounge, which opened in 1960. Segregation was still in force in Georgia when the jazz club opened and their business and liquor licenses still read "Colored only". The admission of non-African American clientele was a technical breach of the law. About 60-65% of their guests were non-African Americans. Famous people of both races came to the venue to listen to jazz played by top name musicians. During his 1968 presidential campaign, Robert F. Kennedy was both a motor hotel and restaurant guest. He also maintained a campaign office at the business.

Clark Atlanta University intended to raze the restaurant in favor of a new student dormitory. When this became national news, the outcry was enough to prompt the US Congress to grant US$100,000 to formulate plans to save the restaurant. Congress granted the sum in December 2003, and the plans were announced the following June.

Beware of Limbo Dancers: A Correspondent’s Adventures with the New York Times page 83 Roy Reed

University of Arkansas Press, 2012 isbn 9781557289889 Because the restaurant was a well-known gathering spot for those in the Civil Rights Movement, it was also a place for reporters covering the story.

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