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Film

I Am Somebody + The Maids

 
 
Thu, Feb 16, 2017
  • 7PM
 
 
LOCATION:
 
RUN TIME: 56min
GENERAL ADMISSION: $14
MEMBERS: $7 (free for Level 4 and above)
+  Q&A with Madeline Anderson, Feb 16 at 7pm
 
 
 
 
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I Am Somebody

Directed by Madeline Anderson
With Coretta Scott King
1970, 28min

 

This civil rights documentary tells the story of black female hospital workers going on strike to demand union recognition and a wage increase.

 
The Maids

Directed by Muriel Jackson
1985, 28min

 

Offering a sophisticated analysis of the racial and sexual division of labor in this country, this intriguing and articulate documentary looks at the history of domestic work since slavery and the ambivalence felt by African American women towards it.

 
 
 
 

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