Besides Robinson and Hammer, countless other women contributed to the Civil Rights Movement. They arranged car pools and sold cakes and pies to help pay for alternative transportation during the bus boycott and led smaller organizations. Most of these African American women were just serving as volunteers. They were in the churches to cook the meals and to make sure that all the preparations were made. They cleaned up after the rallies and made sure everything was in place for the next one. They were just working in the shadow of everything but still risked their lives and worked effortlessly without any praise. African American women were motivated to contribute to the civil rights movement for several reasons including family and religion.
