Cora Farris

Oral Histories

Born in 1928 near Springfield, Tennessee, Cora became one of the first African American women in Detroit to finance her own sewing business. She created beautiful draperies and crafted a remarkable Underground Railroad quilt—based on stories from her grandfather, a former slave—to preserve and honor her family’s legacy and African American history.

Watch the Cora Farris Full Interview

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Museum is located on the Campus of the University of Arizona
Student Union Room 244

(1303 E University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85719)
Park in the 2nd Street Garage

Museum is located on the Campus
of the University of Arizona
Student Union Room 244

(1303 E University Blvd room 244, Tucson, AZ 85719)

Park in the 2nd Street Garage

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520-326-1850
(Mail Address) 4511 N Campbell Ave
#255-2, Tucson, AZ 85718
AAMuseumOfSouthernAZ@gmail.com

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