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Water Dipper

Water Dipper

40 Acres and a MuleMay 19, 2023

Water Dipper

Ava (Student)
The water dipper would be found in households where there was no running water, it was used to dip water from the water bucket and was common for everyone to drink directly from it. 
The water dipper example of the way in which Jim Crow laws subjected African Americans to racial discrimination in their daily lives. 
ArtifactWater DipperCollection40 Acres and A MuleThe African American Museumat the England ManorShare

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