Several postings on our Genea-Quilters Facebook page feature pre-Civil War US quilts.
Julia Langel writes:
"In
1999 a theory surfaced indicating a possibility slaves used quilt
blocks to alert other slaves about escape plans during the time of the
Underground Railroad (approximately 1780-1860). Some historians support
this theory while other historians dispute this as myth."
Lori Thornton writes: This
reminds me of an excellent installment of the Elm Creek Quilts series
by Jennifer Chiaverini entitled The Runaway Quilt. The plot involves
this legend about the quilts and some genealogical and historical
research by the characters.
To this, someone named Pat Richley-Erickson (grin) wrote:
explains "The
fascinating story of a friendship, a lost tradition, and an incredible
discovery, revealing how enslaved men and women made encoded quilts and
then used them to navigate their escape on the Underground Railroad."
"A groundbreaking work."
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