While the US celebrated the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment and women's constitutional right to vote, not all women in the United States were afforded this right. Facing racial discrimination and divisions even by fellow suffragists, African American women continued to advocate for this right until well into the 20th century.  Susan B. Anthony stated, “I will cut off this right arm of mine before I will ever work or demand the ballot for the Negro and not the woman.”  

Nubian Heritage Quilters Guild acknowledged this continued struggle by highlighting several African American suffragists, some of whose historical contributions were ignored, minimized, or distorted. Some of the women include Anna Julia Cooper, Charlotte Forten Grimke, Frances “Fannie” Barrier Williams, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Lugenia Burns Hope, Mary Ann Shadd Cary, and Sojourner Truth.

Join us for this History at Home, a “virtual exhibit,” during which members of the Nubian Heritage Quilters Guilds will share their work and share the stories of these women.

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