Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad

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Release Year
2000
ISBN
9780385497671
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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0385497679
ISBN-13
9780385497671
eBay Product ID (ePID)
250028

Product Key Features

Book Title
Hidden in Plain View : a Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Quilts & Quilting, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), United States / General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year
2000
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Crafts & Hobbies, History
Author
Raymond G. Dobard, Jacqueline L. Tobin
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
8.5 Oz
Item Length
8.1 in
Item Width
5.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
98-049804
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
973.7
Synopsis
The 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. In 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. Part 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. With a new afterword. Illlustrations and photographs throughout, including a full-color photo insert., The 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. In 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. Part 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. With a new afterword. Illlustrations and photographs throughout, including a full-color photo insert.
LC Classification Number
E450

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  • by cvpills56
    20 Apr, 2016

    A great read

    History tells the true story. This book covers a sad time in our history that is given a new light by those that truly cared about the events I am going to make a guess at this point. Those that read will be startled by the events that take place because very few know this story unless you have already been exposed to these particular moments in our history. While it is true that our history contains those horrific days of slavery, it is also fascinating to discover the secrets of how many of those slaves were able to escape and make their way to a better life. It seems to unfold a little slow in the first few pages but stay true to the task. I predict it is one of those books that you will not put down until the last page.

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  • by j30toyota
    03 Sep, 2022

    Ignorance "Leaders"

    Excellent history! My soul said "YES" when I learned about the secret messages about 40 years ago. It's interesting to witness how they were more clever than those who held them in bondage!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: second.sale

  • by einstein6
    23 Nov, 2018

    Outstanding with excellent historical content. Highly recommended.

    Excellent book with excellent historical content.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: timelywriter

  • by bero610
    29 Jun, 2025

    Difficult to read..not because I can't r...

    Difficult to read..not because I can't read, but rather it is too wordy for me to enjoy

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: betterworldbooks

  • by charrisbrow_0
    09 Jan, 2019

    Book

    Good read..

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