Showing posts with label Hidden in Plain View. Show all posts
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Thursday, March 10, 2016

Hidden in Plain View

I just finished reading this book.  It's about quilting codes and research on how they were used for the underground railroad as secret messages to prepare to flee and mnemonics for remembering instructions and routes. It is fascinating history on quilting and on how it played a part in the struggle against tyranny in the United States.
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