Yes, ma'am [electronic resource] / by Gary Goldman.

New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2002.

English

This edition in English.

1 online resource (46 min.).

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.

Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).

For College; Adult audiences.

Previously released as DVD.

Blue Ribbon, American Film Festival, 1982
Midwest Film Conference, 1983

Black studies in video

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