As he put together an exhibit of ceramic sculptures, quilts and paintings for Black History Month, art student Sean Beard of Cal State Northridge drew on his roots. “Mother Weep No More” at the campus ...
Quilts and quilting represent one of the most fascinating elements of the slavery period in U.S. history. Secret symbols in quilts hand-stitched by slaves guided conductors on the Underground Railroad ...
A display at Public Library of Enid and Garfield County takes viewers back to the days when quilts were more than just a means of sleeping warm — they were a silent message telling escaped slaves how ...
Stitched by 1,000 artists, this Washington, D.C. quilt monument stands up for trans rights ahead of a pivotal court battle. The American Civil Liberties Union's Freedom to Be Monument of quilts ...
SHERMAN — Harriet Tubman, Jackie Robinson, Kamala Harris and Martin Luther King Jr., are some of several dozen Black heroes studied by students at The Sherman School, as part of a month-long project ...
WASHINGTON — A one-day installation on the National Mall brought this year’s WorldPride theme — “the fabric of freedom” — to life, as hundreds of hand-stitched quilt panels created by trans artists ...
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) – A group of second graders in Isle of Wight County used their creativity to honor Black History Month. The students at Hardy Elementary School created a Freedom Quilt ...
The quilt, 5 feet by 6 feet, is more than fabric and stitching. Made in honor of Jeffrey Warstler Jr., it tells his story — from childhood memories to high school sports to military service to his ...