But the dresses are evocative of the antebellum period in the United States, when slavery was still practiced in much of the south. Their appearance at events has been criticized in the past as ...

Robell Awake is a chairmaker and scholar based in Atlanta, Georgia. He speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about his new book, "A Short History of Black Craft in Ten Objects." ...

And, you know, this dress is still cited and referenced in ... You know, there were people who were able to use craft in antebellum times to gain more freedom in their life, as much as one could ...

Our dress, in some ways, for better or for worse, informs how we address each other as people. From the braiding of rice into our hair to mark the trail to freedom during the Antebellum Period to ...

Each girl wears a colorful, poufy dress—meant to represent the colors of azaleas in Mobile. But the dresses are evocative of the antebellum period in the United States, when slavery was still ...

Ladies and gentlemen, prepare to have your minds blown by the sheer magnitude of awesomeness that is Palmetto Goodwill in ...