swewing
Were quilts used as signals on the Underground Railroad?
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bravotren
Replied to: Were quilts used as signals on the Underground Railroad?
According to one theory, the patterns of quilts were used to send signals to escaped slaves along the route.
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jkwilliams
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Most scholars of antebellum history don't accept the quilt theory. The first published work documenting an oral history source appeared in 1999.