tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post4412410982373358107..comments2024-03-28T02:46:03.227-04:00Comments on The Historical Society: Black History Month: What We Owe to the Black Domestic Servants of the Jim Crow South Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-25443544081101014572013-03-24T00:41:50.915-04:002013-03-24T00:41:50.915-04:00The work of these women is also relevant to Women&...The work of these women is also relevant to Women's History Month as described in this piece on Truthout:<br />http://www.truth-out.org/speakout/item/15254-on-black-women-domestic-workers<br /><br />Katherine van WormerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-8924354703669749662013-02-08T00:12:41.156-05:002013-02-08T00:12:41.156-05:00Wow, Lisa. Love the line about MLK Day making the ...Wow, Lisa. Love the line about MLK Day making the subject mythological as the Mayflower. I'm with you on how hearing from the maids-- real people-- could bring the story to a human scale.hcrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334093881332383848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-76162943579892672172013-02-07T21:05:56.273-05:002013-02-07T21:05:56.273-05:00What a great project. Thank you so much for helpi...What a great project. Thank you so much for helping preserve these stories. <br /><br />That last quote where the subject was talking about how hard it is for younger people to believe these things really happened hit home with me. My students hardly believe that things like segregation were real. They have heard about this subject in school and celebrated Dr. King Day so much that it seems as mythological as the Mayflower. Meeting real people and hearing stories directly from those involved is crucial in humanizing this part of our history.Lisa Clark Dillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00155783885263417225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-23892158883272048922013-02-07T09:24:36.804-05:002013-02-07T09:24:36.804-05:00This sounds fascinating. What a great idea for a b...This sounds fascinating. What a great idea for a book-- one of those that's so obvious you think "Why on earth didn't anyone already do this?!" Can't wait to see it. <br /><br />I'll bet it says cool things about labor issues in service work. The us/them thing was really clear in restaurant work when I did it; I'll bet the same is true in systematic maid work, too. That brings up interesting things about solidarity and gender, as well as community. <br /><br />What time period does it cover?<br /><br />hcrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334093881332383848noreply@blogger.com