Living History: Cooking for the Civil Rights Movement at the New-York Historical Society

Sun Jan 12, 2025
12:00pm to 2:00pm ET
Age: All ages
Price: Free with Museum Admission
Location:
New-York Historical Society DiMenna Children's History Museum
170 Central Park West, New York, NY, 10024
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Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day and discover the overlooked work of Black women in the civil rights movement. Learn about Georgia Gilmore and how she used her kitchen skills to raise money in secret for the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott. Then taste a sweet treat that Mrs. Gilmore would have cooked!

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