Watch: The quilters of Gee’s Bend sewed masterpieces out of old rags

For many years, the only way to get to Gee’s Bend, Alabama was by ferry. The isolated black hamlet survived slavery, share-cropping, the Great Depression, and floods. In the Civil Rights era, a vindictive sheriff cut off even the ferry service. But the community — the town is now known as Boykin — prevailed. They not only survived, but created quilts that are now renowned as modern works of abstract art.