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Pies from nowhere : how Georgia Gilmore sustained the Montgomery bus boycott  Cover Image Book Book

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

Romito, Dee (author.). Freeman, Laura (Illustrator), (illustrator.).

Summary: 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 organized a group of women who cooked and baked to fund-raise for gas and cars to help sustain the boycott. 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

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  • ISBN: 9781499807202
  • ISBN: 1499807201
  • Physical Description: print
    1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : little bee books, [2018]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
6-9.
K to Grade 3.
Subject: Gilmore, Georgia 1920-1990
African American women civil rights workers Alabama Montgomery Biography
Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Ala., 1955-1956
African Americans Civil rights Alabama Montgomery History 20th century

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.

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Erlanger Branch J 323.092 Romi (Text) 33126022556454 JNonfiction Available -

  • Baker & Taylor
    "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"--
  • Baker & Taylor
    Describes how Georgia Gilmore organized a group of women who baked pies to fundraise for the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955, highlighting the role she played in the civil rights movement.
  • Baker & Taylor
    This stunning picture book examines 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.
  • Simon and Schuster
    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!
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