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Sowing Truth and Justice Quilt presented to Stacey Abrams

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    Object Details

    Created by

    Sowing Truth and Justice Collective, American, founded 2018

    Subject of

    Stacey Y. Abrams, American, born 1973
    Stacey Abrams for Governor, American, founded 2018

    Description

    A multicolored cotton quilt sewn for Stacey Abrams by the Sowing Truth and Justice Collective of Northeast Georgia.
    Following Abrams’s loss to Brian Kemp in the 2018 Gubernatorial race for Georgia, the six-member Sewing Truth and Justice Collective, created this quilt out of love and solidarity for Stacy Abrams, and in honor of her ongoing fight for fair elections. The front of the quilt is made of a dark blue background. In the middle, below the white threaded words “SOWING TRUTH AND JUSTICE” are multi-colored quilt patched depicting ballot boxes. White thread stars dot the dark blue background below the ballot patches. The hemming and inner border all round the quilt is made up of large multi-colored and multi-patterned squares. The reverse of the quilt is primarily grey with swirling white dots. In one corner there is a triangular pocket, on top of which is sewn a white square of muslin. Embroidered on the muslin in black thread is: [Sewn for Stacey Abrams / by the / Sowing Truth and Justice Collective / of Northeast Georgia / 2020].

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Courtesy of Stacey Y. Abrams

    Date

    2020

    Object number

    2021.6.26

    Restrictions & Rights

    © Sowing Truth and Justice Collective
    Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    quilts

    Medium

    cotton with batting and thread

    Dimensions

    L x W: 73 7/16 × 57 7/8 in. (186.5 × 147 cm)

    Place made

    Georgia, United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Textiles and Quilts

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Activism
    American South
    Civil Rights
    Politics
    Suffrage
    U.S. History, 2001-
    Women

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a7d8f275-8d12-45c0-ad66-f7e51614e881

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2021.6.26

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