Title: The runaway quilt
Description: When Sylvia Compson discovers evidence of her ancestors' involvement with the Underground Railroad, it raises the historical issue of the use of quilts as a method of signalling fugitive slaves.
Subjects: Sylvia Compson (Fictitious character), Fugitive slaves, Quilting, Underground Railroad, Female friendship, Quiltmakers, Fiction, Elm creek quilters (fictitious characters), fiction, Pennsylvania, fiction, Friendship, fiction, Fiction, historical, general, Domestic fiction