Scraps of Fabric, Sewing & Quilting History
The African
American
Presence
in Quilts
Elizabeth Hobbs Keckly
From slave to dressmaker for Mary Todd Lincoln.
Harriet Powers: Her Life and Story Quilts
A freed slave tells stories through her quilting.
Sweet Clara's Freedom Hidden In Plain View;
A Quilted Maze of Skepticism and Controversy
Underground Railroad" Quilts - Another View
The case of the missing evidence.
Recommended books about African American quilting
Stitched from the Soul: Slave Quilts from the Antebellum South
A Piece of My Soul: Quilts by Black Arkansans
The Quilts of
Gee's Bend
Black Threads: An African American Quilting Sourcebook
(find these related articles on our sister site, "America's Quilting History")
African American Quilts: A Long Rich Heritage
the role of Black Americans in the history of quilting
A Piece of My Soul: Quilts by Black Arkansans
book reveiw: African American quilts from utility to utility to special occasion quilts
The Underground Railroad and Abolition Quilts
how quilting played a role in emancipation of the slaves
Underground Railroad Quilt Pattern
history of the underground railroad - jacob's ladder pattern.
Fact Sheet on The Underground Railroad Quilt Code
Does it detract from the reality of true slavery stories?
African American Quilts: Plantation Archeology
Home made pipes may be a clue to quilt patterns.
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