Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott,Used

Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott,Used

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Brand: Random House Studio
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An inspiring picturebook biography about the woman whose cooking helped feed and fund the Montgomery bus boycott of 1956, from an awardwinning illustrator.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYNew York Public Library Chicago Public LibraryGeorgia Gilmore was cooking when she heard the news Mrs. Rosa Parks had been arrestedpulled off a city bus and thrown in jail all because she wouldn't let a white man take her seat. To protest, the radio urged everyone to stay off city buses for one day: December 5, 1955. Throughout the boycottat Holt Street Baptist Church meetings led by a young minister named Martin Luther King, Jr.and throughout the struggle for justice, Georgia served up her mouthwatering fried chicken, her spicy collard greens, and her sweet potato pie, eventually selling them to raise money to help the cause.Here is the vibrant true story of a hidden figure of the civil rights movement, told in flavorful language by a picturebook master, and stunningly illustrated by a Caldecott Honor recipient and seventime Coretta Scott King awardwinning artist.

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