All in Food and Social Movements
Have you ever heard of Georgia Gilmore in the context of the Montgomery bus boycott?
During the civil rights movement Dooky Chase Restaurant in New Orleans served as an important meeting place for black activist such as the Rev. Avery Alexander, Rev. A.L. Davis (SCLC), and Dr. Henry Mitchell (NAACP).
In rural Indiana when someone died, neighbors and relatives brought formal table settings including their best silver and and lots of food.
