Freedom Quilts

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:40:53 GMT

Since Thursday, I've been researching and writing articles for the Black History Month writing contest on Helium. I expected this subject to be intensely interesting because it is something I knew virtually nothing about. It is even more interesting than I expected. The most fascinating thing I have stumbled across so far is the story of 'freedom quits'. At first all i could find were lessons plans and announcements about exhibitions. Obviously, these quilts are a hot item. Then I found the National Geographic article, and was able to search more intelligently. The result was mind-boggling. It is possible that the whole thing is folklore after all.

http://www.helium.com/tm/865494/hidden-plain-secret-story

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