Myra Miller

Myra Miller (c. 1811-1891) was an African-American food entrepreneur and baker in Atlanta during Reconstruction.

Miller was born in Virginia in about 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. Provided by Wikipedia