Description |
1 online resource (46 min.) |
Series |
VAST - Academic video online |
Summary |
Filmed in the stately mansions of New Orleans, Yes, Ma'am shows the role of the black domestic workers in keeping up the gracious lifestyle so closely associated with the old South. On the surface there is a harmonious relationship between employer and employee, but probe a little deeper and grievances emerge. The maids often feel cut off from their own children as they take care of other people's youngsters. The work is physically hard and they are poorly compensated. They have not had an effective labor organization. This is an ironic social document for sociologists, women's groups, activists and religious groups |
Notes |
Previously published as DVD |
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Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011) |
Audience |
For College; Adult audiences |
Notes |
English |
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Blue Ribbon, American Film Festival, 1982 |
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Midwest Film Conference, 1983 |
Subject |
African Americans -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
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Household employees -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
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African Americans.
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Household employees.
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Race relations.
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SUBJECT |
New Orleans (La.) -- Race relations
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Subject |
Louisiana -- New Orleans.
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Form |
Streaming video
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