Where we worked: Carolina Laundry.

Wilson Daily Times, 22 November 1915.

Wilson Daily Times, 23 April 1919.

Carolina Laundry employed dozens of African-American men and women during its decades of trade at the corner of Tarboro and Kenan Streets.

Ad from Hill’s Wilson, N.C., City Directory (1928).

  • Helen Branch, 1928
  • Mildred Branch, 1928
  • Julia Burden, 1928
  • Arthur Cobb, laundryman, 1928
  • Morton Crawford, 1928, laundryman, 1930
  • David Curry, 1928
  • James Debose, 1928
  • Maggie Dupree, 1928
  • Addie Edwards, 1928
  • John Gilmore, 1928
  • Elizabeth Hamilton, 1928
  • Benjamin Melton, presser, 1928
  • Harriet Myers, 1928
  • John Phillips, 1928
  • Cammie Richardson, 1928
  • William Richardson, helper, 1928
  • Maggy Rountree, 1928
  • George Sutton, 1928
  • Bessie Swift, 1928
  • Flossie Walker, 1928
  • Helen White, 1928
  • Edward Williams, cleaner, 1928

From “Facts about Wilson, North Carolina,” published by Wilson Chamber of Commerce (1934).

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