1953 – Georgia Gilmore, Unsung Hero of Montgomery Bus Boycott, Marries

On June 7, 1953, Georgia Gilmore married, beginning a new chapter in a life marked by activism. Gilmore later became instrumental in supporting the Montgomery Bus Boycott. A cook by trade, she organized the “Club from Nowhere,” a secret network of Black women who raised funds for the movement. Her courage and culinary skills helped sustain the boycott’s momentum for over a year.