Myra Miller
Atlanta-based food entrepreneur and baker
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| Intro | Atlanta-based food entrepreneur and baker | |
| was | Baker Businessperson Entrepreneur | |
| Work field | Business Food and Drinks | |
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| Birth | 1811 | |
| Death | 4 May 1891 (aged 80 years) |
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Myra Miller (1811-1891) was a famous Black food entrepreneur and baker in Atlanta during Reconstruction.
Miller was born in Virginia in 1811. She was enslaved and sold as a cook to someone in Rome, Georgia. In 1871, she moved with her husband to Atlanta and started a bakery. Miller's bakery was well known in Atlanta and her wedding fruitcakes were sent across the country. Miller died in 1891 and was buried in the African American section of Oakland Cemetery.