Living History: Cooking for the Civil Rights Movement

Sun Jan 18, 2026
12:00pm to 2:00pm ET
Age: All Ages
Price: Free with Admission
Location:
The New York Historical
2128733400
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 and enjoy a sweet treat that Mrs. Gilmore would have cooked! 

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