During the Antebellum period,
enslaved peoples in the South traveled North to escape bondage.
They were guided along the way through coded messages directing
them to abolitionist sympathizers, safe houses, and secret
routes.
Inspired by his African American heritage and traditions, 4th
generation quilter, painter and sculptor Robert Charles Hudson
explores the Underground Railroad movement. Using the mixed
media of abstract art and hand sewn quilts, we see in Hudson's work
symbols and...
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