A display at Public Library of Enid and Garfield County takes viewers back to the days when quilts were more than just a means of sleeping warm — they were a silent message telling escaped slaves how ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Quilter Jessie Telfair was inspired ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Seeing floral patterns on quilts is not uncommon. But the quilt garden at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville turns the tables. The garden is designed to mimic the shapes and ...