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Family meant everything to them!

Pass down valued treasures from generations to use.

In Everyday Use, Mama and Maggie want the quilts for everyday use.

They don't really worry about their original heritage.

Dee and her boyfriend want to go back to their own African heritage.

Dee changes her name to Wangero.

Dee wants to use the quilts to represent her heritage.

Dee's boyfriend would not eat pork.

Importance of Quilting

They were used in the underground railroad during the civil war.

They were handed down from generation to generation.

Quilts had designs that represented cultural movements that affected them.

African American vs. African Heritage

Works Cited

Keating, Gale. "Alice Walker: In Praise of Maternal Heritage." Bloom's

Literature. 1994. N. pag. Bloom's Literature. Web. 12 Nov. 2013.

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activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE54&SID=&iPin=MCVAW008&SingleRecord+True.>.

SYMBOLS/HERITAGE IN EVERYDAY USE

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