Compare Hidden In Plain View by Jacqueline L. Tobin, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

In this fascinating book, Jacqueline Tobin and Raymond Dobard provide proof that certain quilt patterns were essential tools for escape along the Underground Railroad. Hidden In Plain View began when Tobin met African American quilter Ozella Williams. With an admonition to "write this down," Williams described how enslaved men and women made encoded quilts and used them to navigate their routes. Over the next three years, a friendship developed between the two women, and with the help of Dobard, the origin of the Charleston Code unfolded. It is a mesmerizing piece of American history. | Hidden In Plain View by Jacqueline L. Tobin, Paperback | Indigo Chapters