Residents and guests at the Covenant Living Holmstad in Batavia learned about “Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on ...
Two historians say African American slaves may have used a quilt code to navigate the Underground Railroad. Quilts with patterns named "wagon wheel," "tumbling blocks," and "bear's paw" appear to have ...
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 ...
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) – A group of second graders in Isle of Wight County used their creativity to honor Black History Month. The students at Hardy Elementary School created a Freedom Quilt ...
As he put together an exhibit of ceramic sculptures, quilts and paintings for Black History Month, art student Sean Beard of Cal State Northridge drew on his roots. “Mother Weep No More” at the campus ...
KENDALL — Fifth-grade students at Kendall Elementary School recently completed a service learning project. In their reading and social studies classes students learned about the Civil War, the ...