National Geographic News: Jubilee

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Made by an enslaved craftswoman, the quilt and its distinctive African motif honor Shango, a religious deity who is often invoked by believers for his influence on male potency and fertility.

From Jubilee: The Emergence of African-American Culture, by Howard Dodson, published by National Geographic Books (February 2003) in association with the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

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—Photograph courtesy Drain Collection, Walterboro South Carolina
 

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