In the short story there were numerous actions that depicted slavery throughout the novel. Delia was a washwomen and a house wife. Particularly, monday mornings are so important to her. She is very well kept woman and consistent with her works around the house. When Sykes was looking for trouble he would soil the washed white clothes that delia hanged outside to dry. Sykes stated “You aint got no business doing it. Gawd knows it’s a sin…Ah done tole you time and again to keep them white folks’ clothes out outa dis house”. In between as opposed to slavery, slaves would always wear dirty clothes and slave master would wear attire of contrast. When Delia separated the whites from the colors clothes. She gave readers a symbolism of the racial segregation because at that timeframe of the Harlem Renaissance there was still racial oppression. …show more content…
Thus being that this social issue was fought through a cultural understanding of art, music and literary readings. Owing to the separation of clothes at a young age while helping mother with the laundry we were trained and warned to not mix the colored clothes with the whites. Which people use these skills as one of the most common keys to life it? Now, whenever the white clothes are washed it would show a sign of purity as if all Delia sins or problems are being washed