We read the story 'The Patchwork Path - A Quilt Map to Freedom' by Bettye Stroud. The story is based on historical evidence about how slaves used quilt patterns to communicate on the 'Underground Railroad' in an effort to escape slavery and gain their freedom. We learned about the meaning and symbolism of the various quilt patterns and then the students each coloured a quilt block to make our classroom quilt. The story prompted students to ask a lot of questions about the 'Underground Railroad', why it was called a railroad and how it all worked. They shared a lot of insightful comments about the injustice of the slave trade and the suffering that so many people endured.
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