On a Thursday afternoon, she knew what she wanted to do on Saturday morning, less than two days away: Quilting for the ...

Her quilts are made with patterns that resemble codes slaves would use to navigate the Underground Railroad during the 1800s. The different codes helped lead them to freedom, especially in ...

The Underground Railroad was an important movement that took place during the 19th century, when the enslaved who sought ...

Courtesy Sanford Biggers According to African American oral tradition, people escaping slavery via the underground railroad relied on a code sewn into quilts, which were hung in windows or over ...