The Forgotten Sacrifices of Black Washerwomen

At one time, hundreds of thousands of Southern Black women washed the overwhelming majority of clothes by hand. In the US, Black women did 90% of the laundry.

[@sukarichristian9039]

Always hardworking, always ingenious, Black washerwomen.

[@user-wn4xw3lh9t]

Working for yourself means the job could be hard, but the boss NEVER mistreat you

[@ulexeisalize]

Now I understand why my grandma still has and uses her washing board. I used to think she was crazy but nothing else get my clothes that clean 😂. Thankful for my ancestors!

[@Universityofuncommonsense]

Omg!! Just found out recently that my great great great grandma was a washer woman. Love her soul and spirit ❤❤❤ the fact that the is just showed up in my Algorithm is amazing. Thanks for sharing beauty

[@Universityofuncommonsense]

It’s even listed in her census record

[@bre9328]

Yes, I love how you ended the video with, "Washing the Nation's clothes". Say it again for the ppl in the back✊🏿

[@mzsjonzz2029]

I always knew that my maternal Great Grandmother "did laundry". I so appreciated this!

[@Testimony1971]

I appreciate you empress 😌 sharing with the collective 🙏💜💫🪶

[@billbrown1631]

Wow I didn’t know thank you for that much love from Michigan ❤

[@ToyaF82]

Great video

[@mellosings6180]

Great video. 💓

[@holliebrown101]

❤

[@isartoraplatz]

The with the hat on looks Like a Ute Native Indian..

[@YOUR-WORD-IS-YOUR-BOND]

There are a few that have a hat on... Which one? I think that I know who you are talking about, but I'm not sure... People don't realize or have researched who most of our people are... 🪶🏹🪮🧬🌎

[@McQueen-yq4qt]

Making sure we were fed n nuture.......MOTHER THE NAME OF GOD ON BABIES LIPS......colour families businesses.....we need to put ..US BACK TOGETHER AS B4 ......

[@djrhhejdcigfvsvn3509]

♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️👧🏾🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@YOUR-WORD-IS-YOUR-BOND]

During the genocide