text: what is the "valley of the dried bones"?and what does it has to do with african americans? "can these bones live?" the "valley of the dried bones" was a vision that the prophet ezekiel had. in the vision, he is taken to the valley and asked by god to prophecy to the bones, make them come alive, etc. i'm not sure what it has to do with african-americans; the bones were supposed to represent israel/the jewish people.