A Road Scholar Program by Connie Martin

Join Connie as she tells the stories passed down to her Great Grandmother Lizzie of how her family survived the Anti-bellum period through trials and tribulations, and how they used quilts that contain hidden codes and secret messages to assist abolitionists; white and black, to guide slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad to Canada.

During this presentation, Connie shares eighteen different quilt patterns in replica quilts and refer to a book her mother, Dr. Clarice Boswell, wrote about their family called Lizzie’s Story: A Slave Family’s Journey to Freedom.

This event is Free and Open to the public. For more information, please contact William Berkley at wberkley@prairiestate.edu.

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Please be mindful that COVID -19 variants remain active. We encourage everyone to continue safe practices, such as social distancing and washing/sanitizing your hands. Masks are optional at PSC with the exception of the classroom, college library, and bookstore.

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