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The Underground Railroad Quilt Code: A History of African-American Quilting from Ancient Practices to the Civil War Times

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Bohde, Stefanie

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Folland, Sherman T.

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A quilting pattern often overlooked in today’s society is the Underground Railroad quilt code. Used during the time of abolition and the Civil War, this visual code sewn into the pattern of quilts readied slaves for their upcoming escape and provided them directions when they were on their way to freedom.

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Bohde, Stefanie. "The Underground Railroad Quilt Code: A History of African-American Quilting from Ancient Practices to the Civil War Times" Oakland Journal 8 (2005). 70-79

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2005-01-01

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History
African-American culture
Codes
American history
Quilting

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http://hdl.handle.net/10323/7633

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