(The Washington Post): When Martha Tucker married in 1952, she did not get into the bridal salons. They did not want black customers. Almost 70 years later, she finally got to try on a wedding dress.
–In July 2021, Martha Tucker (94) tried on a wedding dress for the first time.
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Sydney Page
The Washington Post
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Martha Tucker (94) dreamed of wearing a classic white wedding dress on her wedding day. She wanted an embroidered white dress with lace and long sleeves. But that was not possible. In Birmingham, Alabama in the 1950s, she could not even try such a dress.
– I did not think about the possibility because I knew I could not go into a salon, she says.
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