@metmuseum: What happens when our most intimate possessions end up in art museums?   In Episode 4 of the #ImmaterialPodcast, we take a closer look at the threads of identity that bind us together. Quilter Loretta Pettway Bennett, and most of the other residents of Gee's Bend, Alabama, are the direct descendants of the enslaved people who worked the cotton plantation established by Joseph Gee in 1816. In 1965, Martin Luther King Jr. visited the isolated town and urged residents to take the ferry across the river to register to vote, but the neighboring town stopped the ferry in response.   After organizing for a year to find a solution to this injustice, the people of Gee's Bend formed the Freedom Quilting Bee Cooperative. The Freedom Quilting Bee was a key step in helping the women of Gee’s Bend use their skills and artistry to build financial and social stability for themselves for a generation. Their quilts have been displayed in museums around the world.   Hear from Gee’s Bend quilters and descendants, Marie Watt, and Met Textile Conservation. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. #quilting

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