New exhibit uncovers how Black washerwomen powered and protected early Miami

Imagine being a Black washerwoman in Florida in the early part of last century. You’re washing the laundry of the white family you work for and come upon the homeowner’s Ku Klux Klan robes.

What do you do?

Historical revelations like these are explored in “The Power of Her Hands: Black Washerwomen in Early Miami,” an exhibition at the YoungArts Gallery through Dec. 7 as part of Miami Art Week…

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