To memorialize the lives of enslaved African Americans whose names have been discovered in local Black Belt church records, those names will be sewn into a large quilt. This arts + humanities event will also feature presentations on historic church records and on the state's rich African American quilting tradition.
Location: Snow Hill Christian Church
126 Snow Hill Drive, Fort Deposit, AL 36032
Lunch available. Masks recommended. Attendees are welcome to bring fabric to sew names of their own family members who were enslaved.
For more information: 334-412-4057
Presented by the Mt. Willing Quilters and the Lowndes County Community Life Center.
