This is an enlightening book about quilting and how it was used during slavery to help enslaved Africans escape to freedom. Not only does it talk about the names and histories of the quilting blocks, but it also talks extensively about the Underground Railroad and how it was not only limited to land, but train and sea as well.

It lays plain the debate surrounding quilts and whether or not they were actually used during the Underground Railroad and provides overwhelming evidence that they, indeed, were. There is also a wonderful timeline at the back of the book detailing when slavery began and the events involved in its evolution and, hundreds of years later, its demanteling.

A very, very informative read.