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Zephyr Wright (née Zephyr Black; 1915 – April 25, 1988) was an African-American civil rights activist and personal chef for President Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson from 1942 until 1969.
14 de jun. de 2017 · Read about how Zephyr Wright, one of the 100 Greatest Home Cooks in America, helped influence Lyndon B. Johnson to pass the Civil Rights Act.
28 de feb. de 2019 · Zephyr Wright. Personal chef for President Lyndon B. Johnson. Told her firsthand stories about discrimination to Johnson, which is thought to have influenced his signing of the...
19 de feb. de 2024 · Zephyr Wright was a Black woman who served as the personal chef and housekeeper of President Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife for 30 years. She used her position to challenge racial discrimination and advocate for equal rights, and witnessed the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
17 de ago. de 2023 · Learn about Zephyr Wright, a multifaceted African-American personality who served as a personal chef to Lyndon B. Johnson and influenced the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Discover her culinary artistry, her role in the Johnson family, and her legacy in history.
16 de feb. de 2019 · Zephyr Wright watched as President Lyndon Johnson went through the many pens he used to sign the groundbreaking Civil Rights Bill in 1964. He handed her one, saying, “You deserve this more than...
15 de sept. de 2017 · We'll look at the life of Laura Dollie Johnson, who cooked for not just one US president, but two! Learn how her food made newspaper headlines throughout the 1880s and 1890s. And we'll explore the career of the formidable Zephyr Wright, who may have been the only person who dared to tell President Lyndon Baines Johnson to stick to ...
