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WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Postal Service today celebrated pioneering quiltmaker Harriet Powers (1837-1910) at a ceremony in the nation's capital to dedicate four new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new grave marker has been placed at the burial site for Harriet Powers. Harriet Powers died more than a century ago, but this ...

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has unveiled and announced the launch of four new forever stamps to honor the quiltmaker Harriet Powers, whose narrative creations have been recognized as American folk ...

Powers's other existing work, the "Bible Quilt," now belongs to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. The donor shipped it to the museum in 1968 through the U.S. Mail. The Harriet ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. The United States Postal Service released four new Forever stamps celebrating ...

ATHENS, Ga. — The U.S. Postal Service is honoring Georgia native quiltmaker Harriet Powers with the release of four new stamps featuring her work. The stamps celebrate Powers, a formerly enslaved ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In 1886 Harriet Powers exhibited an extraordinary quilt at the Northeast Georgia Fair. Laid out in 11 panel blocks on ...

Harriet Powers died more than a century ago, but this Athens woman who was a former slave is remembered today as one of the most important figures in the culture of quilt making. A quilt that Powers ...