Posted on Jan 28, 2022

Harriet Powers: A quilter's legacy

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel

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Harriet Powers lived in Georgia in the 1800s and is considered to be at the forefront of the African American story quilt tradition. Only two of her quilts survived — and they were recently exhibited together for the first time.

Powers' great-great-great grandaughter, Alyse Minter, visited the exhibit and talks about what the quilts mean for her family history. WBUR's Amelia Mason reports.

Harriet Powers: A quilter's legacy

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Lt Col Charlie Brown

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I have visited a number of quilting museums and read quite a bit about the history. Many of the quilts tell family and/or local history.

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Family quilting used to be a method of Family and community story-telling.

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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel

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PO1 Sam Deel An Amazing Art Form with an Excellent Sense of Community.

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