Pies from nowhere : how Georgia Gilmore sustained the Montgomery bus boycott /

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by Romito, Dee,
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Authors: Freeman, Laura--illustrator. Published by : Little Bee Books , (New York :) Physical details: 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm. Subject(s): African American women civil rights workers | Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Ala., 1955-1956 | African Americans | African American women civil rights workers | Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Ala., 1955-1956. | African Americans --Segregation --Racism Year : 2018 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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West Kent Elementary School 921 GIL Available

Includes bibliographical references.

"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"--Provided by publisher.

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