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Learn about the celebrated quilts made by a community of African American women in rural Alabama.
Learn about the celebrated quilts made by an isolated community of African American women in rural Alabama. Established during enslavement, the quilting practice was born out of necessity and passed down from mothers to daughters for generations. A legacy woven by hand, the quilts have been embraced by the modern art world and featured in museums across the country.
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Preview: 5/30/2025 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Learn about the celebrated quilts made by an isolated community of African American women in rural Alabama. Established during enslavement, the quilting practice was born out of necessity and passed down from mothers to daughters for generations. A legacy woven by hand, the quilts have been embraced by the modern art world and featured in museums across the country.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(light music) - [Narrator] We didn't know anything about art.
We just thought it was a quilt, something to keep you warm.
- [Narrator] Not ever knowing a quilt would take you that far.
This is their prayer being answered.
They didn't have anything else to give us, and the quilts are going all over the world.
♪ I will always love you ♪ ♪ How I do ♪
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