Quest for Civil Rights: Mrs. Queen Ellis
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SCAR T-4: Mrs. Queen Ellis Col, Sound, 29 minutes. Mrs. Queen Ellis is interviewed by Dr. Grace Jordan McFadden about the art of sea island basket weaving. Ellis demonstrates basketweaving and describes how baskets are woven. Ellis speaks on the decline in sea island basketweaving, including the high cost of materials and the declining interest in the art by the younger generation. Note: from the series "Quest for Human / Civil Rights - Oral Recollections of Black South Carolinians."
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