In 1993, author Jacqueline Tobin visited the Old Market Building in the historic district of Charleston, South Carolina, where local craftspeople sell their wares. Amid piles of beautiful handmade quilts, Tobin met African American quilter Ozella Williams and the two struck up a conversation. With the admonition to "write this down," Williams began to tell a fascinating story that had been handed down from her mother and grandmother before her. Now, based on Williams's story and their own research, Tobin and Dobard, in what they call "Ozella's Underground Railroad Quilt Code," offer proof…
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Editions
2 editions
Other · English · 2000
Anchor · 240 pages · 9780385497671
Other · English · 1999
Doubleday · 208 pages · 9780385491372
African American quiltsUnderground railroadSocial aspectsCommunicationCiphersFugitive slavesHistoryQuilts