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'A personal legacy': Quilts seek to honor lynching victims

'A personal legacy': Quilts seek to honor lynching victims January 7, 2019 by Associated Press | Updated January 7, 2019 at 4:44 a.m. read more

Lynching victims memorialized through quilting project

'A personal legacy': Quilting project seeks to honor lynching victims. Andrew J. Yawn. ... the nation’s first memorial to more than 4,000 known black lynching victims, and the Legacy Museum, ... read more

Black woman designs Strange Fruit quilt to memorialize 5,000 lynching ...

The Strange Fruit quilt has within its fabric the hand-stitched names of over 5,000 African-Americans who were murdered by noose hangings, tree beatings, burned alive, and other horrific means ... read more

The Point, Dec. 4, 2024: Quilters honor victims of lynching

A group of quilters work on a quilt. (Ashleigh Lucas/WUFT News) • WUFT News: The threads that bind: Group makes quilts to honor Alachua County lynching victims. "In Alachua County, a group of ... read more

Quilt that honors lynching victims unveiled at branch of Alachua County ...

The unveiling of a quilt honoring lynching victims in Alachua County took place Friday morning. Held at the Waldo branch of the Alachua County Library District just northeast of Gainesville, the ... read more

WUFT | News and public media for north central Florida

The threads that bind: Group makes quilts to honor Alachua County lynching victims. By Ashleigh Lucas. December 3, 2024 at 9:11 AM EST ... read more

'A personal legacy': Quilts seek to honor lynching victims

WASHINGTON (AP) — Willie Perkins. Zachariah Graham. Cornelius Robinson and Will Thompson. read more

Quilts seek to honor lynching victims

Quilts seek to honor lynching victims. Andrew J. Yawn Montgomery Advertiser. ... Since she began in 2013, Tredway has completed 24 quilts for nine states, including Alabama, ... read more