The Washwoman
February 1, 1939 Sarah Hill (Negro) 157 Church Street Athens, Georgia Wash Woman Sadie B. Hornsby Dee, Bea, The Wash Woman When I reached Sarah’s house, and knocked at the front door, three voices greet me. “Here we is come “round to the back.” I made my way to the back yard, jumping a mud hole in the walk, walking in the grass that mired down every step I took. It had been raining lots that week, however, the sun was shining on that particular afternoon. In the back yard two negro girls were bending over old fashion wash tubs […]