by Sherry Lucas | Amplify by LFVC, The 'Sip Archive
Quilts tell the quintessential of the bicentennial “Mississippians have created a remarkable record of history and art in their quilts,” said Mary Lohrenz, who curated “Stories Unfolded,” a temporary exhibition of quilts from the state...
by LaReeca Rucker | Amplify by LFVC, Culture, The 'Sip Archive
Quilters sew up tradition, stitch-by-stitch Bobbie, Bessie, Susie, Ethel, Zelda. Lovie, Alberta, Ollie, Ora, Pandora Daisy, Lady, Florence, Willie, Bertha. Arnesta, Edna, Pearlie, De Ella, Magnolia These are the names of some of the Tutwiler Quilters who have come and...
by Lauchlin Fields | The 'Sip Archive
WASHINGTON, D.C.—It was a hot August day 50 years ago in Washington, D.C. The sea of people was so thick that the whites, blacks, Asians and Indians holding hands could hardly move. Ambulance sirens sounded, yet the atmosphere was peaceful—and freedom was in the air....
