The maid narratives
Subtitle: African American domestic workers and their employers in the Jim Crow South
By: Katherine van Wormer, David W. Jackson III, Charletta Sudduth
Contributors: Jackson, David W., 1972-; Sudduth, Charletta, 1968-
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Baton Rouge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9780807149683; 9780807149690; 9780807149706; 9780807149713
Subjects: Social life and customs; African American household employees; Social conditions; History; Race relations; Women household employees
Description: "Shares the memories of black domestic workers and the white families they served, uncovering the often intimate relationships between maid and mistress. Based on interviews with over fifty people--both white and black--these stories deliver a personal and powerful message about resilience and resistance in the face of oppression in the Jim Crow South"--P. [2] of jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.