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Quilts by Black craftspeople need to be preserved — but funds have been pulled

By Chloe Veltman
Published June 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM EDT

The federal government revoked $460,000 in federal funding to a Berkeley, Calif., museum housing historic African-American quilts. The funds were to be used to conserve the quilts.

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Chloe Veltman
Chloe Veltman is a correspondent on NPR's Culture Desk.