January: Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale: The Black Panther Party's creamy grits -- February: Ezell Blair, Jr., Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, and David Richmond: The Greensboro sit-in's cherry protest pie -- March: Martin Luther King, Jr., John Lewis, and Hosea Williams: The Selma march's carry-on cornbread -- April: Harriet Tubman: The Underground Railroad's freedom fish -- May: Leah Chase: The Freedom Riders' gumbo -- June: Opal Lee: Juneteenth's red ice pops -- July: Willa Lou Pelini, Rob Rubba, and Poola Velez: Bakers Against Racism's sweet potato hand pie -- August: Martin Luther King, Jr.: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s favorite pecan pie -- September: Robert Paschal and James Paschal: Paschal's fried chicken -- October: Tommie Smith and John Carlos: The Black Power Salute's Olympic gold cookies -- November: Denison Dover Garrett: The Christmas Sacrifice's banana pudding -- December: Georgia Gilmore: The Montgomery Bus Boycott's pound cake -- A closer look.
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