Civil Rights Sites In Atlanta Remain Unrecognized, In Disrepair

Candy Tate stands in front of the former location of Paschal’s restaurant, where civil rights leaders used to strategize.

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The old Paschal’s restaurant isn’t how Candy Tate remembers it from her childhood.

“It’s in pretty dilapidated condition. Pieces are falling off,” Tate said. “There’s now a fence around the property.”

The storefront stands along Martin Luther King Jr Drive, near the Atlanta University Center. It’s empty and boarded up, with graffiti covering the plywood.