Painter George Fuller (1822-1884) traveled to Alabama in the years just before the Civil War (1861-1865) and captured this scene of a White child having her hair combed by an African American woman described as a “nurse.” A nurse, or “nursemaid,” was a woman whose duty was to care for a family’s children. Most likely, this woman was enslaved by the family.
Fuller, George. Negro Nurse with a Child. 1861. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1995-14-02/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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