Items

• Trayvon IV
  This quilt is called Trayvon IV. In 2018, the creator, Cassandra Gunkel was moved to remember the black child murdered in Florida on his way to buy skittles. Like our president, Martin's murder hit Ms. Gunkel hard. She needed to lift him up for public viewing as the child that he was. The quilt was juried into a national exhibition, and selected by Alison Saar as the face of an international print competition in NYC in 2019. It has travelled to all corners of our country since its birth. The quilt is a 9 block Applique quilt. Each block uses a variety of denim fabric to create the shape of a hooded face. Each face is block printed with the same eyes, nose and mouth. The quilt is 40 by 52 inches.
• Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital and Training School charter and certificate of incorporation
  This charter and certificate of incorporation legitimized the Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital and Training School in Philadelphia on April 10, 1896. The charter includes the hospital and school’s purpose, leadership, and articles and conditions. The Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital and Training School was a Black owned and operated institution existing to serve the Black community (National Library of Medicine, n.d.).
• “Meet the Hinksons.”
  “Meet the Hinksons of Philadelphia, Penna.” is a six-page magazine article published in the Ladies’ Home Journal series “How America Lives” in August 1942. The article highlights the everyday life of the Hinkson family, including education, careers, fashion, travel, and home, and the impact of various wars on their lives.