Hidden in Plain View: A secret story of quilts and the underground railroad
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/2CMSUXKZ55DP5K7YL6EC45PD54.png)
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (WVVA) - On this Sunday of In Focus, WVVA put the spotlight on a West Virginia man with a passion for history.
Joseph Saunders gives lectures on a book called “Hidden in Plain View: A secret story of quilts and the underground railroad,” it’s about how quilts helped guide slaves to safety on the underground railroad.
This includes one quilt pattern called a “monkey wrench.” Saunders says this quilt was a sign for slaves to physically, mentally and spiritually prepare themselves for the journey on the underground railroad to freedom.
In Focus is a community affairs show about people and events in the Two Virginias. It airs every Sunday on WVVA at 9 a.m. If you have an idea for a segment, please email evening anchor/content manager Melinda Zosh at mzosh@wvva.com
Copyright 2022 WVVA. All rights reserved.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/ZCFJSTIJGFBHVA7JR3CPNQUH6Q.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/EEYRSLXA4VEFXOFXQ4X3MNN7IY.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/WKZPUNSL2NELXNDTBRDFUOZMUU.PNG)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/BMWKLQCJUVDEJI7W4Z6MWX3FC4.PNG)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/QJGSX3DIN5AGTLCT2D3MZEHEBI.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/4DBYZZL6ZNBFJNZICIJKGJL34Y.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/BJLKQMOOTRB4LLVHZTE4ENQ2K4.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/KIAKSE7N7ZDM7ODBTBOSIQAZZM.JPG)
/do0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net/12-09-2022/t_681df2bca2e44b2d9e75247b83fef0d6_name_fdfdgdfgfd.PNG)
/do0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net/12-09-2022/t_8c33fde439284badb1a4c55e33e3dc48_name_file_1280x720_2000_v3_1_.jpg)