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- Sunday Hat Worn By Susana Allen Hunter, 1960-1970 - Susanna Allan Hunter (1912-2005), a quilter and sharecropper from Wilcox, County, Alabama, wore this hat for church. For Black American women who attended religious services, a hat-- also called a "crown"-- could display their personal taste. Working-class Black women especially gravitated towards these hats as a part of their "Sunday Best" that stood out from their everyday workwear.
- 1960-1970
- Collections - Artifact
Sunday Hat Worn By Susana Allen Hunter, 1960-1970
Susanna Allan Hunter (1912-2005), a quilter and sharecropper from Wilcox, County, Alabama, wore this hat for church. For Black American women who attended religious services, a hat-- also called a "crown"-- could display their personal taste. Working-class Black women especially gravitated towards these hats as a part of their "Sunday Best" that stood out from their everyday workwear.