QuiltsandHumanRightsoffersanewunderstandingofthehistoryofglobalhumanrightsasseenthroughtextilesofawarenessandactivism.Ofallthetextileformslinkedtohumanrightsactivities,oneform--thequilt--hasprovedanespeciallypotentandpopularformforindividuals,workingaloneoraspartoforganizedgroups,tosubversivelyorovertlyactforhumanrights.Throughadescriptionofthisactivityovertimeandspace,QuiltsandHumanRightsadvancesawarenessofcriticalhumanrightsissues:suffrage,racerelations,civilwars,naturaldisasters,HIV/AIDs,andethnic,sexual,andgenderdiscrimination.QuiltsandHumanRightspaystributetotheindividualswhohaveusedneedleskillstopricktheconscienceandencourageactionagainsthumanrightsviolations.
