Freedom Quilting Bee received a lot of attention from media during its active years and since then, too. From The New Yorker magazine, to television, magazines and online news sites, the story of FQB has been told far and wide.
Here are a few highlights:
Videos
With Fingers of Love Freedom Quilting Bee | Television Show on University of Alabama Center for Public Television:
The Quiltmakers of Gee’s Bend | Award-winning PBS Feature
Articles
U.S. Journal: Gee’s Bend, Alabama | The New Yorker, March 22, 1969
On this day in Alabama history: Freedom Quilting Bee cooperative established | AlabamaNewscenter.com
The Future of Gee’s Bend | Article in Deep South Magazine
The Famed Quilters of Gee’s Bend Are Using Their Sewing Skills to Make a Face Mask for Every Citizen in Their Small Alabama Town | artnet® news