From the Book - First edition.
Foreword. The heritage of an oral tradition : the transmission of secrets in African American culture / Cuesta Benberry
Foreword. The importance of the decorative arts in African American history / Floyd Coleman
Foreword. Secret African signs encoded in African American quilts / Maude Southwell Wahlman
Author's note. "Write this down" / Jacqueline Tobin
Author's note. Stitching ideas into patterns : methodology in the writing of Hidden in Plain View / Raymond G. Dobard
The fabric of heritage : Arica and African American quiltmaking
African American quilts : styles and traditions
Ozella's Underground Railroad quilt code patterns
Chart comparing African symbols, American quilt patterns, and Masonic emblems.