About the Author

Jacqueline Tobin is the author of From Midnight to Dawn- The Last Tracks of the Underground Railroad,Hidden in Plain View- A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground RailroadandThe Tao of Women. She is also a teacher, collector, and writer of women's stories. She lives in Denver, Colorado.

Raymond Dobard, Ph.D., is an art history professor at Howard University and a nationally known African-American quilter. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Reviews

"Hidden in Plain View is mesmerizing." —The New York Times Book Review

"A captivating read." —Dayton Daily News

"Unfolds like a scholarly detective story and offers convincing evidence that quilts were used 'to conceal and yet reveal' a means of escape on the Underground Railroad." —Orange County Register

"A groundbreaking work." —Emerge