SHARON COOPER MURRAY leads the Community Rag Quilting Initiative. It is an emerging nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the Gullah textile tradition of rag quilting and developing employment opportunities based on the cottage industry model. She is also a storyteller specializing in reviving and celebrating Gullah and historic African American arts traditions. 

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