This stunning picture book looks into the life of Georgia Gilmore, a
hidden figure of history who played a critical role in the civil rights
movement and used her passion for baking to help the Montgomery Bus
Boycott achieve its goal.
Georgia decided to help the best way she knew how.
She worked together with a group of women and together they purchased
the supplies they needed-bread, lettuce, and chickens. And off they
went to cook.
The women brought food to the mass meetings that followed at the
church. They sold sandwiches. They sold dinners in their
neighborhoods.
As the boycotters walked and walked, Georgia cooked and cooked.
Georgia Gilmore was a cook at the National Lunch Company in Montgomery,
Alabama. When the bus boycotts broke out in Montgomery after Rosa Parks
was arrested, Georgia knew just what to do. She organized a group of
women who cooked and baked to fund-raise for gas and cars to help
sustain the boycott. Called the Club from Nowhere, Georgia was the only
person who knew who baked and bought the food, and she said the money
came from "nowhere" to anyone who asked. When Martin Luther King Jr. was
arrested for his role in the boycott, Georgia testified on his behalf,
and her home became a meeting place for civil rights leaders. This
picture book highlights a hidden figure of the civil rights movement who
fueled the bus boycotts and demonstrated that one person can make a real
change in her community and beyond. It also includes one of her
delicious recipes for kids to try with the help of their parents!
