{"product_id":"hidden-in-plain-view-a-secret-story-of-quilts-and-the-underground-railroad-paperback","title":"Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJacqueline Tobin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRaymond G. Dobard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fascinating story of a friendship, a lost tradition, and an incredible discovery, revealing how enslaved men and women made encoded quilts and then used them to navigate their escape on the Underground Railroad. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHidden in Plain View\u003c\/i\u003e, historian Jacqueline Tobin and scholar Raymond Dobard offer the first proof that certain quilt patterns, including a prominent one called the Charleston Code, were, in fact, essential tools for escape along the Underground Railroad. In 1993, historian Jacqueline Tobin met African American quilter Ozella Williams amid piles of beautiful handmade quilts in the Old Market Building of Charleston, South Carolina. With the admonition to \"write this down,\" Williams began to describe how slaves made coded quilts and used them to navigate their escape on the Underground Railroad. But just as quickly as she started, Williams stopped, informing Tobin that she would learn the rest when she was \"ready.\" During the three years it took for Williams's narrative to unfold--and as the friendship and trust between the two women grew--Tobin enlisted Raymond Dobard, Ph.D., an art history professor and well-known African American quilter, to help unravel the mystery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart adventure and part history, \u003ci\u003eHidden in Plain View\u003c\/i\u003e traces the origin of the Charleston Code from Africa to the Carolinas, from the low-country island Gullah peoples to free blacks living in the cities of the North, and shows how three people from completely different backgrounds pieced together one amazing American story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a new afterword. Illlustrations and photographs throughout, including a full-color photo insert.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fascinating story of a friendship, a lost tradition, and an incredible discovery, revealing how enslaved men and women made encoded quilts and then used them to navigate their escape on the Underground Railroad. \u003cbr\u003e\"A groundbreaking work.\"--\"Emerge \u003cbr\u003eIn Hidden in Plain View, historian Jacqueline Tobin and scholar Raymond Dobard offer the first proof that certain quilt patterns, including a prominent one called the Charleston Code, were, in fact, essential tools for escape along the Underground Railroad. In 1993, historian Jacqueline Tobin met African American quilter Ozella Williams amid piles of beautiful handmade quilts in the Old Market Building of Charleston, South Carolina. With the admonition to \"write this down,\" Williams began to describe how slaves made coded quilts and used them to navigate their escape on the Underground Railroad. But just as quickly as she started, Williams stopped, informing Tobin that she would learn the rest when she was \"ready.\" During the three years it took for Williams's narrative to unfold--and as the friendship and trust between the two women grew--Tobin enlisted Raymond Dobard, Ph.D., an art history professor and well-known African American quilter, to help unravel the mystery. \u003cbr\u003ePart adventure and part history, Hidden in Plain View traces the origin of the Charleston Code from Africa to the Carolinas, from the low-country island Gullah peoples to free blacks living in the cities of the North, and shows how three people from completely different backgrounds pieced together one amazing American story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacqueline Tobin is the author of \u003ci\u003eFrom Midnight to Dawn: The Last Tracks of the Underground Railroad\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Tao of Women\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also a teacher, collector, and writer of women's stories. She lives in Denver, Colorado. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaymond Dobard, Ph.D., is an art history professor at Howard University and a nationally known African-American quilter. He lives in Washington, D.C.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 18, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755688821024,"sku":"9780385497671","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9bea96e0abc3b0b57dde504138259c93.webp?v=1780065944","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/hidden-in-plain-view-a-secret-story-of-quilts-and-the-underground-railroad-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}