In this wide-ranging public conversation, Marjorie Diggs Freeman, Jereann King Johnson, and Sauda A. Zahra, all members of the African American Quilt Circle (AAQC) of Durham, North Carolina, discuss how the group got started, its history of community engagement, how politics informs its art, the history of Black quilting, and the future of the form. Fellow AAQC member Kim F. Hall moderates. "Celebrating 20 Years of Quilting: The Story of Durham's African American Quilt Circle" was held on March 10, 2018, at the Hayti Heritage Center in Durham, NC. More information: http://fsp.trinity.duke.edu/projects/celebrating-twenty-years-quilting

A fourth-generation basket weaver, Alfreda Johnson grew up in South Carolina where her family made and sold sweetgrass baskets at a roadside stand that still exists. For more than 30 years, Ms. Johnson has lived in Charlotte where she exhibits her award-winning work at juried festivals.

Discover the tremendous number of Freedom Seekers with connections to Halifax County, NC, and hear their inspiring stories in a presentation by Steven Green, Halifax Underground Railroad; Rodney Pierce, historian; and Jackie Ruffin-Pittman, storyteller. Halifax County has three National Park Service designated Network to Freedom Sites: Old Town of Halifax, Roanoke River, and the Roanoke Canal.

Farms provide North Carolinians with a deep-rooted sense of identity. They cultivate our state’s image and give our landscape its texture. Join Andrew Brown and his daughter Sharonda Brown –better known as Farmer Brown and Daughter from their popular Vimeo series-- as they discuss the daily challenges and personal satisfaction in making a living off the land by providing locally-grown produce to their community.