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OneRoury! It's the fall of 1904 in a small apartment building in St. Louis, Missouri.

27-year-old Annie Pope brushes down her coat and tidies a straight curl of hair away from her face

as she waits for someone to answer the door. This is a primarily African-American neighborhood,

not far from the Mississippi River. As a black woman herself, Annie lives just one street over,

and she spent all day selling her homemade hair care formula to her neighbor's door-to-door.

She started this morning with a heavy bag full of product, but now she's almost out.

One more sale, and she'll be done.

Finally, the door to the apartment opens, and a tired-looking woman, only a few years older

than Annie, peers out cautiously.

She's dressed in worn clothes and has a cloth

wrapped around her head. Annie puts on her best smile. Good afternoon, madam. My name's Annie Pope,

and I'm here to show you my new line of hair care products. The woman begins to close the door.

Oh, no, no, thank you. It'll only take a moment, and I promise you it'll be worth your while.

No, no, I'm just a washerwoman.

I really don't have any money.

Every cent goes to putting food on the table, right?

Yeah.

Well, we don't always have the extra cash to spend on ourselves, do we?

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