Leah Chase has spent the last seven decades serving her signature gumbo and hospitality to everyone from Martin Luther King Jr. to James Baldwin to Barack Obama. Leah Chase’s New Orleans restaurant Dooky Chase changed the course of American history over gumbo and fried chicken. During the civil rights movement, it was a place where …

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Not Guilty Speaking Truth to Power Betty Krawczyk Born and raised in the bayous of Southern Louisiana, Betty Krawczyk is the mother of eight children, an equal number of grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. She has spent her entire life engaging in social issues, dating back to the Civil Rights struggles in her home state, and …