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I want to interview you aboutwhat it's like to work as a maid. I'd like to do a book of interviewsabout working for white families. And we could show what it's liketo work for, say, Elizabeth? You know what Miss Leefolt do to me ifshe knew I was telling stories on her? I was thinking that we wouldn'thave to tell her. The other maids would haveto keep it a secret, too. Other maids? I was hoping to get four or five. To show what it's really likein Jackson
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I want to interview you about what it's like to work as a maid
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I'd like to do a book of interviews about working for white families
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And we could show what it's like to work for say Elizabeth
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You know what Miss Leefolt do to me if she knew I was telling stories on her
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I was thinking that we wouldn't have to tell her
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The other maids would have to keep it a secret too
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Other maids
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I was hoping to get four or five
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To show what it's really like in Jackson
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An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily b...
