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c| DLC
d| DLC
d| hubpceuo
a| Tobin, Jacqueline,
d| 1950-
a| Hidden in plain view :
b| the secret story of quilts and the underground railroad /
c| Jacqueline L. Tobin and Raymond G. Dobard.
a| New York, N.Y. :
b| Doubleday,
c| 1999.
a| x, 208 p. :
b| ill. (some col.), col. map ;
c| 25 cm.
a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-208).
a| Foreword. The Heritage of an Oral Tradition: The Transmission of Secrets in African American Culture by Cuesta Benberry -- Foreword. The Importance of the Decorative Arts in African American History by Floyd Coleman -- Foreword. Secret African Signs Encoded in African American Quilts by Maude Southwell Wahlman -- Author's Note. "Write This Down" by Jacqueline Tobin -- Author's Note. Stitching Ideas into Patterns: Methodology in the Writing of Hidden in Plain View by Raymond C. Dobard -- 1. The Fabric of Heritage: Africa and African American Quiltmaking -- 2. The Underground Railroad -- 3. "There Are Five Square Knots . ." -- 4. "The Monkey Wrench Turns the Wagon Wheel." -- 5. "Once They Got to the Crossroads." -- 6. "Flying Geese Stay on the Drunkard's Path." -- 7. Steal Away -- 8. African American Quilts: Styles and Traditions -- Epilogue by Jacquline Tobin -- Afterword. While on th Journey to Canaan: Survival Secrets by Raymond G. Dobard and Jacquline L. Tobin.
a| Fugitive slaves
z| United States
x| Communication
x| History
y| 19th century.
a| African American quilts
x| Social aspects
x| History
y| 19th century.
a| Ciphers
x| History
y| 19th century.
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8| GEN
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d| 2020-10-14
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r| 2020-10-14
w| 2020-10-14
y| BK
z| Donation of School of Public Policy.
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