Notable deaths of 2008
James Paschal's restaurant is an Atlanta institution and has served fried chicken to generations. In 1972, Andrew Young, on his way to becoming the first black congressman from Georgia since Reconstruction, announced his decision to run at Paschal's. When the parents of jailed student protesters needed a place to wait, pray and eat, they went to the restaurant. Civil rights, African-American history and Paschal's have gone hand-in-hand for more than 50 years. Paschal died on Nov. 28. AJC file
