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Tobin, Jacqueline L.; Dobard, Raymond G.
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Published by Doubleday, 1999
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- Title
- Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad
- Author
- Tobin, Jacqueline L.; Dobard, Raymond G.
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Publication year
- 1999
- Condition
- very_good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0385491379
- ISBN 13
- 9780385491372
The authors reveal the secret codes woven by African-American slaves into quilts they used to navigate their escape on the Underground Railroad, part of a well-organized resistance movement that preceded the abolitionist crusade. 25,000 first printing.
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About the Author
Jacqueline Tobin is the author of The Tao Women, and is also a teacher, collector, and writer of women's stories. She lives in Denver, Colorado.
Raymond Dobard, Ph.D., is an art history professor at Howard University and a nationally known African American quilter. He lives in Washington, D.C.
Raymond Dobard, Ph.D., is an art history professor at Howard University and a nationally known African American quilter. He lives in Washington, D.C.
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