From Morning to Night January 18, 2009

This display examines the role of African Americans in domestic service in the South. It features large panels with photographs and historical descriptions from America's Gilded Age (ca. 1880-1910), a time of dramatic social, economic, and technological change. With nearly 70 photographs and illustrations, interpretive text and numerous period quotations, the exhibit provides insight into the daily rhythms of service as well as its broader context in the segregated South.