Georgia Gilmore was not a name that I was familiar with when thinking of the Civil Rights movement. I stumbled into her story while following podcast links about secret kitchens. Searching for one topic invariably leads me to another that fascinates me. I discovered the Hidden Kitchens series and their presentation on Mrs. Gilmore’s significant contribution to the Civil Rights movement, specifically the Montgomery Bus Boycott. She was a creator of The Club from Nowhere – a group of women from Montgomery, Alabama, who baked pies, cookies, and cakes and sold them on street corners and through salons to raise money for the boycott. The name was chosen, so if questioned, members could honestly say the money came from “nowhere”. Her love of food and the connections it brought to people, along with her strong spirit, changed history. “You cannot be afraid if you want to accomplish anything. You got…