Passing on traditions constructs a special sense of community along with a quilt. Through the lens of African American quilts, explore layers of creativity, diversity, and family history that enrich ...

Benberry, Cuesta. Always There: The African American Presence in American Quilts. The Kentucky Quilt Project, Inc.: Louisville, 1992. A selection of quilts and with chapters that include slave-made ...

“Such an extremely myopic view of African-American quilts made many scholars ... meaning could be derived from any number of random quilt patterns – “triangles in quilt design signified ...

Freeman’s research was collected and published in the book “A Communion of the Spirits” amid a growing interest in African American ... her quilts present classical patterns and techniques ...

Signature quilts, album quilts, Amish quilts and African-American quilts round out the show at the Museum ... It’s one of the most complex patterns and, in Bontraeger’s hands, one of the most exciting ...

JESSAMINE COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — The fabric of our country's history is in the spotlight this weekend during a quilt show in ...

Pieces of a quilt block pattern series, printed in The Oregonian almost a century ago and mailed between family members during the Great Depression, were mysteriously donated then unwrapped at the ...

Shogaolu was also inspired by the African American tradition of quilting ... solved weaves in textures, motifs and patterns to create a quilt that the stories live within. In the interactive ...

The Gee’s Bend Freedom Quilting Bee, a collective of African American women founded in the ... specializing in different quilt patterns," Sheila Smith said. "This became a place where women ...

Green, Lisa 2002. A descriptive study of African American English: Research in linguistics and education. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, Vol. 15, Issue. 6, p. 673.

The African American Studies program is an interdisciplinary program examining African life and culture, both on the African continent and the diaspora. As a student, you will learn about the African ...