Yes, ma'am /
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 grievan...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, NY :
Filmakers Library,
2002.
|
| Series: | Black studies in video
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| 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. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011). Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (46 min.). Previously released as DVD. |
| Audience: | For College; Adult audiences. |
| Awards: | Blue Ribbon, American Film Festival, 1982 Midwest Film Conference, 1983 |