Callahan, Nancy. The Freedom Quilting Bee. University of Alabama Press: Tuscaloosa, 1987. The story of patchwork quilts created by African Americans and sold through a cooperative in Wilson County, ...

The group effort quickens the project’s pace and creates space for sharing skills and stories, sorrows and celebrations. Passing on traditions constructs a special sense of community along with a ...

“Such an extremely myopic view of African-American quilts made many scholars of Black history and quilt history researchers uneasy,” said Cuesta Benberry, a historian who specialized in ...

When we think about art, what first comes to mind ... “A Communion of the Spirits” amid a growing interest in African American quilting practices. Coming full circle, Freeman’s work for ...

The extraordinary Kinsey Collection contains more than 700 books, artifacts and pieces of art that chronicle Black America from 1595 to the present. The collection was founded by Bernard Kinsey ...

Watch video clip below (2:46). The Chicago School of Fusing, are a group of art quilters dedicated to spreading the message of the wonders of fused quilts. Using vibrant hand-dyed fabrics ...

Entitled “African Roots-Gullah Fruit,” this special exhibit showcases the art quilts ... that quilts,” Dr. O’Bryant-Seabrook became the first full-time African American faculty member ...

Heritage or traditional quilts are works of art, often crafted by what are ... “Once I started studying and learning about ...