In the history book from which I taught, January 1, 1863 was acknowledged as the day of the Emancipation Proclamation which finally freed the slaves. President Abraham Lincoln signed it into the law of the land and the church bells pealed out the news. From my perspective, it was a done deal, and the freedom […]
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Freedom Quilts: Piecing Escape on the Underground Railroad
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“Quilts are active agents in history and vivid storytellers.” (Click the text above to learn about Macia Fuller and her Underground Railroad quilts.) Women with needles. Creating maps and codes. Freeing countless precious souls from slavery. Photo courtesy of: Time http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1606271,00.html One group of stitchers was the Quakers who ran the safe houses, or stations […]