Life Scene, Gwendolyn Aqui

1847: One of the most important tools of the abolitionist movement was the printed word. In 1847, Frederick Douglass launches his abolitionist newspaper The North Star. The masthead of the paper reads, “Right is of no sex— Truth is of no color—God is the Father of us all, and we are all brethren.”
This quilt portrays a fictionalized day in the life of Frederick Douglass in Washington, D.C., seated in his favorite chair. Douglass argued persuasively on behalf of African American rights for the rest of his life, challenging Abraham Lincoln’s policies during the Civil War and recruiting African American soldiers for the Union, among other endeavors. He is often referred to as the father of the modern Civil Rights Movement.