from Barbara Brackman's Underground Railroad quilt
"One step in the process toward emancipation was a national movement called Colonization, which developed early in the nineteenth century. Many people believed freed and escaped slaves should move to Canada, which had eliminated slavery with a program of gradual emancipation. Another idea, popular for a while, was a back to Africa movement."
Facts & Fabrications ~ Unraveling the History of Quilts & Slavery by Barbara Brackman
1 comment:
Oh this is even nicer than I thought! Thanks Cyndy.
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