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

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dc.contributor.authorBohde, Stefanie
dc.contributor.editorFolland, Sherman T.
dc.coverage.temporal2000s
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-07T11:25:24Z
dc.date.available2020-05-07T11:25:24Z
dc.date.issued2005-01-01
dc.description.abstractA 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBohde, Stefanie. "The Underground Railroad Quilt Code: A History of African-American Quilting from Ancient Practices to the Civil War Times" Oakland Journal 8 (2005). 70-79en_US
dc.identifier.issn1529-4005
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10323/7633
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherOakland Universityen_US
dc.relation.ispartofOakland Journal Number 8: Winter 2005en_US
dc.rightsCopyright held by Oakland Universityen_US
dc.subjectHistoryen_US
dc.subjectAfrican-American cultureen_US
dc.subjectCodesen_US
dc.subjectAmerican historyen_US
dc.subjectQuiltingen_US
dc.titleThe Underground Railroad Quilt Code: A History of African-American Quilting from Ancient Practices to the Civil War Timesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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