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Author, Barbara Brackman, explores the stories surrounding the Underground Railroad in Facts & Fabrications Unraveling the History of Quilts & Slavery. This book contains 8 projects, 20 blocks, and first person accounts of the time.

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Unraveling the History of Quilts & Slavery

Author: Barbara Brackman
Pages: 111
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11
Publisher: C&T Publishing
Cover: Soft
Item Code: 4HG0651
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Did Quilts Really Lead the Way to Freedom?

  • What role did quilts play? Barbara explores the stories surrounding the Underground Railroad.
  • Read about the people who were there! First-person accounts, newspaper and military records, and surviving quilts all add clues.
  • You decide how to interpret the stories and history, fabrication and facts as you learn about this fascinating time in history.
  • Excellent resource for elementary through high school learners - curriculum included!

 

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Author Barbara BrackmanAbout the Author

Barbara Brackman has written numerous books about quilts and quilt history, among them America's Printed Fabrics: 1700-1890 for C&T Publishing. She lives in Lawrence, Kansas, a town founded by antislavery activists before the Civil War. She works as a consultant with the Kansas Museum of History, where she curated an exhibit on territorial history for the state's recent sesquicentennial anniversary. She also volunteers at the Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas, where she is Honorary Curator of Quilts. She was a founding member of the American Quilt Study Group and is proud to be a member of the Quilter's Hall of Fame.

 

 

Beauregard SurroundedSweet Canaan

Follow the Drinking GourdStar of Africa

Climbing Jacob's LadderStar Sampler

Picture of a Slave

 

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Facts and Fabrications6Block 11: Jacob's Ladder61
A Time Line of Slavery and Freedom: 1619-196410Project: Climbing Jacob's Ladder 64
Chapter 2: Quilts and Slavery: A Historical Search11Block 12: Catch Me If You Can 68
Chapter 3: Samplers and Quilts Recalling Slavery Days16Project: Sweet Canaan 71
Project: Checkedy Cloth Sampler17Block 13: Underground Railroad 73
Project: Star Sampler 22Project: Follow the Drinking Gourd75
Chapter 4: The Blocks 28Block 14: Trip Around the World78
Block 1: Chained Star 29Block 15: Box Quilt81
Project: Star of Africa31Block 16: North Star 84
Block 2: Lost Ship33Block 17: Beauregard Surrounded86
Block 3: Cotton Boll35Project: Beauregard Surrounded 88
Block 4: Cabin Windows38Block 18: Lincoln's Platform91
Block 5: Slave Chain 47Block 19: Birds in the Air94
Block 6: Christmas Star44Block 20: Rocky Road to Kansas 98
Block 7: Triple Link Chain47Chapter 5: Adapting the Sampler for Children103
Block 8: Charm51Project: Underground Railroad Doll Quilt106
Block 9: Aunt Dinah 55The Endnotes108
Book 10: Creole Puzzle 58About the Author110
  The Index 111

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