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Old 12-02-2017, 05:41 PM
 
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Yes, I agree--the fact is this place closed 20 years ago and fell out of fashion 10 years before that. I think people's awareness has improved by each generation.
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Old 12-02-2017, 06:28 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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And Johnny Reb’s which was an actual chain with several locations around Atlanta.

There was a lengthy discussion recently about these “Old South / Slave / Plantation” themed restaurants in the “You’ve Lived In ATL a Long Time ...” Facebook group. The number of people (the overwhelming majority) who reflected fondly on these places, regretted their passing and failed to see anything racist about them was, to say the least, appalling.
We had a Johnny Rebs chain in the LA area as well. Not sure if it’s the same chain but they were around until the late 90’s.
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