Quilter Jessie Telfair was inspired to make this quilt in the mid-1970’s as an expression and memorialization of her experiences during the Civil Rights Movement. In the 1960s, Telfair was encouraged by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee’s efforts to register African American voters in Southwest Georgia. Telfair decided to register to vote. When her employers learned of her actions, the
- Por Jessie Bell Williams Telfair, American, 1913 - 1986
- Crédito: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Virginia Dwan
- Derechos: CC0
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