Since the 19th century, quiltmakers have utilized the figurative designs possible with appliqué to tell stories with fabric. Here, Yvonne Wells emotionally recounts moments of discrimination within the Jim Crow South.

Title: 
Yesterday: Civil Rights in the South
Maker: 
Yvonne Wells
Dated
1989
Made in
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
United States
66.5
64
IQM, Robert and Helen Cargo Collection
2000.004.0142