“If this was truly Student Craft and it was meant to reflect the students’ work and they were going to find joy in the process, they had to have some ownership over what was happening. So, we started with the Rainbow Baby Blanket.”

Berea College, located in the foothills of Appalachian Kentucky, was founded in 1855 by radical abolitionist John G. Fee (1816–1901) as the first interracial coeducational school in the South. Since its founding, Berea has maintained a promise of no tuition and today serves low-income students, 53 percent of whom are first-generation college students. The college continues its commitment to racial equity and diversity, with a student body composed of 48 percent students of color. As Berea is a federally recognized work college, all students participate in the Labor Program and contribute to the operations of the school by holding an on-campus job, for which they receive a scholarship direct payment for hours worked.