Myra Miller

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 ofOakland Cemetery.