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SUMMARY:Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad
LOCATION:The Urbana Free Library\nThe Urbana Free Library
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DESCRIPTION:Join Connie Martin to learn about pre-Civil War quilts\, and t
 he secrets they held..\nhttps://urbanafreelibrary.libnet.info/event/951306
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join <a href="https://ilhumanities.org/spe
 akers/connie-martin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Connie Martin</a> as s
 he tells the stories passed down to her great-grandmother Lizzie of how he
 r family survived the antebellum period through trials and tribulations\, 
 and how they used quilts that contained hidden codes and secret messages t
 o assist abolitionists&ndash\;white and Black&ndash\;to guide enslaved peo
 ple to freedom through the Underground Railroad to Canada.</p>\n<p>During 
 this presentation\, Connie shares eighteen different quilt patterns in rep
 lica quilts and refers to a book her mother\, Dr. Clarice Boswell\, wrote 
 about their family called&nbsp\;<em><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/
 lizzie-s-story-a-slave-family-s-journey-to-freedom-clarice-boswell/7488787
 ?ean=9781403332905" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lizzie&rsquo\;s Story: 
 A Slave Family&rsquo\;s Journey to Freedom</a></em>.</p>\n<p>Connie Martin
 \, MA\, is a retired teacher and popular veteran fitness instructor. As a 
 Road Scholar\, she provides historical education through engaging live pre
 sentations to create awareness\, growth\, and inspiration for Illinois com
 munities.</p>\n<p><em>This event is co-sponsored by the <strong><a href="h
 ttps://ilhumanities.org/programs/road-scholars-speakers-bureau" target="_b
 lank" rel="noopener">Illinois Humanities Road Scholar Speaker Bureau</a></
 strong>.</em></p>\nhttps://urbanafreelibrary.libnet.info/event/9513068
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