• Worldbuilding with African-American art
    • The existence of the Quilts of Gee’s Bend imply that these African-American women were unable to find work in the most prosperous country in the world
      • Shows racism, discrimination, inability to have upwards mobility
      • Continued disparity between African-Americans and other races; calls back to slavery
  • Critics of the Quilts of Gee’s Bend often referenced white, wealthy modern painters when discussing the quilts, dismissing the creativity and different circumstances surrounding the quilts