Harriet Powers finished her Bible Quilt around 1886 in Athens. The third panel in the second row depicts the story of Jacob's dream, when "he lay on the ground." Enslaved blacks identified with Jacob, for he was homeless, hunted, and weary of his journey.

Harriet Powers finished her Bible Quilt around 1886 in Athens. The third panel in the

Bible Quilt

Harriet Powers finished her Bible Quilt around 1886 in Athens. The third panel in the second row depicts the story of Jacob's dream, when "he lay on the ground." Enslaved blacks identified with Jacob, for he was homeless, hunted, and weary of his journey.

Courtesy of National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution