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Cooperatives for Economic Justice in Black America with Jessica Gordon-Nembhard

1h 10m · Money-Wise Women · 10 Feb 19:23

The Freedom Quilting Bee was established in 1967 in Alabama. It is a handicraft cooperative founded by Black women in sharecropping families who needed to supplement their meager incomes, creating and selling exquisite quilts. In 1968, the cooperative bought 23 acres of land on which to build their sewing factory. They provided day care and […]

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Cooperatives for Economic Justice in Black America with Jessica Gordon-Nembhard

The Freedom Quilting Bee was established in 1967 in Alabama. It is a handicraft cooperative founded by Black women in sharecropping families who needed to supplement their meager incomes, creating and selling exquisite quilts. In 1968, the cooperative bought 23 acres of land on which to build their sewing factory. They provided day care and […]

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