Two Colored Maids with White Child in Stroller, Port Gibson, Mississippi after 1940

Curator: Marion Post Wolcott's black and white photograph captures a scene titled "Two Colored Maids with White Child in Stroller, Port Gibson, Mississippi." It's an evocative image. Editor: It feels so stark. The contrast, the figures... there's a palpable tension despite the ordinary scene of caretakers with a child. Curator: Wolcott, a Farm Security Administration photographer, documented social conditions during the Depression. This image speaks volumes about race and class. Editor: The child in the stroller, oblivious, holding what looks like a crumpled paper, while the maids seem burdened by unspoken realities. It's quite unsettling. Curator: The image challenges us to confront uncomfortable truths about our past and the roles people were forced to play. Editor: Yes, a reminder that photographs can be powerful witnesses to history.