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