Wow, that's pretty offensive. ---- Original message ---- >Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 08:11:41 -0800 >From: Indigo Nights <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Codes in slave quilts >To: [log in to unmask] > >maybe miss nancy was a hangin that ole quilt in the >winder once a month as a come hither for massa james. >wink wink! >--- [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> >wrote: >> On 11/17/05, Mark Janzen <[log in to unmask]> >wrote: >> >> > As a historical topic, there may yet be some >secret diary written by a >> > literate slave somewhere who sets out the secret >of her quilts for us. >> > Seems a little unlikely, but then they changed >what happened at the Alamo >> > after more than a hundred years. Who knew? >> >> I've also thought that if illiterate slaves could >read the "codes" in >> quilts, wouldn't non-slaves have caught on or >figured it out sooner or >> later? "Gee, Miss Nancy has been hanging that quilt >out on her porch >> every month right around the full moon. Wonder why?" >> >> Plus. many other signals and signs have survived >from the Underground >> Railroad, you'd think that there would be more >information on the >> quilts as well. >> >> Deb >> >> >======================================================== = >> Important Subscriber Information: >> >> The Museum-L FAQ file is located at >http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may >obtain detailed information about the listserv >commands by sending a one line e-mail message to >[log in to unmask] . The body of the message >should read "help" (without the quotes). >> >> If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one >line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . >The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" >(without the quotes). > > >Indigo Nights >[log in to unmask] > >======================================================== = >Important Subscriber Information: > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). > >If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).