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Old 06-03-2010, 04:03 PM
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Holice
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A few yrs ago I visited the Underground RR Quilt Museum in Atlanta. I knew the stories and controversies about the stories. The granddaughter of the quilter who originally told the stories owned the museum and store. Her family quilts were hanging around the walls. In her explanation of the blocks she pointed to the "Sunbonet Sue" block and said that meant for the escapee to wear a white woman's bonnet so they would not be noticed. Now the Sunbonet Sue was not "invented" until the 1930's. I found this interesting and left.
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