Tastemakers: Zephyr Wright

Womanica - A podcast by iHeartPodcasts and Wonder Media Network

Zephyr Wright (1915-1988) served as President Lyndon B. Johnson’s personal chef for nearly three decades. While her southern cooking filled stomachs and won hearts, her experiences as a Black woman in the Jim Crow South inspired Johnson’s signing of the Civil Rights Act.

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