Bibliograph

Hidden in plain view, the secret story of quilts and the underground railroad, Jacqueline L. Tobin and Raymond G. Dobard

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Hidden in plain view, the secret story of quilts and the underground railroad, Jacqueline L. Tobin and Raymond G. Dobard

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-208)

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hidden in plain view

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

40398013

Responsibility statement

Jacqueline L. Tobin and Raymond G. Dobard

Series statement

APL - This Is Your Life Association

Sub title

the secret story of quilts and the underground railroad

Summary

Tobin met Ozella Williams in the Old Market Building in Charleston, South Carolina, and learned of the oral tradition and coded quilts used to navigate escapes on the Underground Railroad

Table Of Contents

Foreword. The Heritage of an Oral Tradition: The Transmission of Secrets in African American Culture / Cuesta Benberry -- Foreword. The Importance of the Decorative Arts in African American History / Floyd Coleman -- Foreword. Secret African Signs Encoded in African American Quilts / Maude Southwell Wahlman -- Author's Note. "Write This Down" / Jacqueline Tobin -- Author's Note. Stitching Ideas into Patterns : Methodology in the Writing of Hidden in Plain View / Raymond C. DobardThe Fabric of Heritage : Africa and African American Quiltmaking -- The Underground Railroad -- "There Are Five Square Knots . ." -- "The Monkey Wrench Turns the Wagon Wheel . . ." -- "Once They Got to the Crossroads . . ." -- "Flying Geese Stay on the Drunkard's Path . . ." -- Steal Away -- African American Quilts : Styles and Traditions -- Epilogue / Jacqueline Tobin -- Timeline -- Ozella's Underground Railroad quilt code patterns -- Chart comparing African symbols, American quilt patterns and Masonic emblems

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Secret story of quilts and the underground railroad

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