Montgomery, Alabama (February 5, 1920 -March 7, 1990) age 70 yrs

Georgia Gilmore, worked as a midwife, cook, domestic worker, and on the railroad. Gilmore was a member of the local NAACP in Montgomery. She worked with Rosa Parks and other NAACP workers. Together, they protested the discriminatory treatment African Americans experienced in Alabama. Before the Montgomery bus boycott began, Gilmore chose to stop riding city buses. She made this decision after experiencing discrimination on the bus with her mother. She was not afraid to confront white men and was fiercely protective of her family. Many people rallied to help the bus boycott’s success. They ensured substitute ways of transportation were available to Black people. Many Black people often relied on public transportation. Gilmore helped feed those involved with organizing the protests. She used the profits from selling food to pay for insurance. She also used them for gas and repairs for the hundreds of vehicles. These vehicles took Black laborers to and from their places of work.