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 ...
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 ...
teaching assistant created a freedom quilt. "We started off with the Civil War in the 1860's and talked about the causes of the war," said teacher Heidi Baldus. "That lead us to the slavery unit and ...
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 ...
The quilts hang from the third-floor railing in the state Capitol rotunda. Each is 3 feet wide by 16 feet long. There are 10 of them. One for each year that has passed. The quilts went up Friday. It ...
Some quilters prefer traditional patterns; others lean toward art quilts. A fair number of us enjoy making both types. Those who are comfortable with commercial fabrics and patterns may have a ...
PRINCE GEORGE — “A Garden of Quilts” is on display at the Prince George Heritage Center this week in observance of Garden Week in Virginia. The quilts, on loan from local residents, include garden ...