RACINE -- The Racine Heritage Museum, 701 Main St., announces the opening of "Ozella's Quilt Code: A Piece of the Underground Railroad," an exhibit explaining the underground railroad's utilization of ...

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 ...

While it was not an ordinary railroad, one with tracks and moving trains, it had an end destination: freedom. A destination embarked upon by hundreds of escaping slaves. Quilt Codes of the Underground ...

CHARLESTON — When it comes to African-American quilts, Ollie May Rae has it covered. After all, as part of her research about codes woven into pre-Civil War quilts, she blanketed every expert she ...

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 ...