I chose this picture because it shows a black women as a house servant in Georgia. She is helping the home owners child eat, and I think it is a powerful picture because it sums the role of the help. The Delany sisters' parents worked hard to keep their children from doing this job. This is because the occupation of servant is the opposite of the progress they fought hard to make for their children. It would be a slap in the face for the sisters to be servants when their parents provided such a good education. It is unfortunate that some black women of the period had no other choice than to be the help, but it was different for Sadie and Bessie so they strove to do the best at their professions.
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