Recipes for change: 12 dishes inspired by a year in Black history

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 Paola 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

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