Quilting
The Nation Artist Statement
Vermont's
abolishment of slavery proved to be a significant event in that time.
It was the first colony to abolish slavery in the United States so it
brought a lot of discussion up. Our quilt piece shows the turmoil it
brought up.
We
have an outline of the United States and Virginia popping out. Around
it there are people shaking their fists and looking angry. There are
also slaves with open shackles.
Our
quilt piece helps us learn about who we are today because it shows us
the beginning of a big part of our history. It shows us the beginning
of the Civil War and how it started.
This
quilt piece is important to “Quilting the Nation” because it
tells us about one of the first colonies that started to abolish
slavery, which lead to the Civil War and then on to ending slavery in
the South.
i like your picture i didn't know that Vermont slave banishment turned out to be very important and moving i think that's really cool
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I never knew Vermont was the first state to abolish slavery, I like how bright your quilt piece is -Grace
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