Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California Intention shaped by geography

shaped by geography

Strap/Handle Drop Length: 13

fashion and music through the universal subject of food

chunky feet and fine flappy ears - what a legend

Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California Intention shaped by geographyThe first publication dedicated to historical African American quilts in California, Routed West traces the flow and flourishing of quilts in the context of the Second Great Migration from 1940 to 1970. As millions of African Americans sought greater economic opportunities and freedom outside of the American South, hundreds of thousands initially arrived in the Golden State. Many migrants carried quilts as functional objects and physical reminders of