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Marmalade Restaurant preserved more than Southern food
 
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Czenzie Smith said her mother Mae Smith, who died in 2020, chose the now-closed restaurant’s name because “marmalade is a preserve” and she wanted to preserve Southern culture. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian)
 

Czenzie Smith said her mother Mae Smith, who died in 2020, chose the now-closed restaurant’s name because “marmalade is a preserve” and she wanted to preserve Southern culture. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian)

Almost a decade before the National Civil Rights Museum opened, the Marmalade Restaurant and Lounge thrived on Calhoun Avenue.

 
 

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