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Brief
Gilmore (1920-1990) was a midwife, cook, founder of The Club from Nowhere, and an unsung heroine of the Civil Rights Movement.
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On March 9, 1990, the morning of the 25th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March, Gilmore died. She was preparing food for the marchers and she had already cooked macaroni and cheese and chicken. Her family served what she had prepared to her mourners.1
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Birth
February 5, 1920, Montgomery, AL
Death
March 9, 1990 (age 70), Montgomery, AL
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6 including Mark Gilmore Jr. (Montgomery, AL City Council)
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Midwife, Cook
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The Club from Nowhere (founder)
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*some sources say April 6, 1845
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