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Students explore the Underground Railroad communication system. In this cross curriculum fine arts and United States history Civil War instructional activity, students view several websites that feature quilts constructed by slaves during the Underground Railroad era. Students interpret messages by identifying common quilt symbols, then create their own quilt that is representative of the Underground Railroad communication system.
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