Feb. 22—It's amazing the things that can be said with a piece of fabric — a lesson that was taken to heart by members of the Madison County Historical Society after a presentation from Colonel Judy ...

Juneteenth, which commemorates June 19, 1865 — the day the last enslaved people in Texas were freed — was observed this week. But the WorldBeat Cultural Center in Balboa Park is continuing the ...

The quilts that hung from the porch railings or over the bushes in front of the slave quarters didn't mean much to their owners. But to their slaves, the images and patterns held messages to help them ...

The Underground Railroad was a clandestine system for slaves in America to find passage to freedom. There were trails to follow and people who could provide them with food and safe haven until they ...

ANNUAL CELEBRATION: Delta Arts Center will recognize and celebrate Freedom Day, the anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s release from prison, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 21 at 2611 New Walkertown Road in ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect questions raised about the history of quilt codes. Long before Navajo code talkers in World War II and the advent of secured phone lines and ...

During the nearly 250 years of slavery in America, it’s believed that some cover was actually undercover. There were no written records of an underground railroad quilt code that aided runaway slaves ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Quilter Jessie Telfair was inspired ...