The story
The segregationist restaurant where Lester Maddox wielded axe handles against Black customers, then sold them as souvenirs.
Everything that was here
- 1947–1965
The Pickrick RestaurantRestaurant
The segregationist restaurant where Lester Maddox wielded axe handles against Black customers, then sold them as souvenirs.
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Nearby history
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