As a hobby, quilting is often about remembering loved ones. Today almost a million Americans make some kind of quilt, including replica Revolutionary War quilts, and, increasingly Underground Railroad ...

For Edith Edmunds, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That’s why she plans to be sewing on Juneteenth. “It’s what I love to do,” she told NPR in a phone ...

A quilt with an "Evening Star" pattern, believed by some to be a secret code used by slaves to guide them along the Underground Railroad.Raymond Dobard / From the book, "Hidden in Plain View"" When ...

Quilters have been copying patterns believed to have been used as signals for the Underground Railroad even though historians say they can't find... The enduring story for Underground Railroad Quilts ...