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Yes, ma'am / by Gary Goldman.
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Goldman, Gary.
- Series:
- Black studies in video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--Louisiana--New Orleans.
- African Americans.
- Household employees--Louisiana--New Orleans.
- Household employees.
- New Orleans (La.)--Race relations.
- New Orleans (La.).
- Genre:
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (46 minutes).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2002.
- Language Note:
- This edition in English.
- 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:
- Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).
- Blue Ribbon, American Film Festival, 1982
- Midwest Film Conference, 1983
- OCLC:
- 780748833
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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