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Sunday Best: 1936

July 1936. "Mississippi Delta. Negro woman carrying her shoes home from church." Last seen here. Photo by Dorothea Lange. View full size.

July 1936. "Mississippi Delta. Negro woman carrying her shoes home from church." Last seen here. Photo by Dorothea Lange. View full size.

 

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Whether she's carrying the shoes for comfort or to conserve them, there's a lot of suffering written on this woman's face and, I suspect, much more in store for her. One wonders whether she still dares harbor any dreams.

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