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I was born 1911, Chickasaw County,Piedmont Plantation. And did you know, as a girl growing up,that one day you'd be a maid? Yes, ma'am, I did. And you knew that because... My mama was a maid.My grandmama was a house slave. House... slave. Do you ever dreamof being something else?
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And did you know as a girl growing up that one day you'd be a maid
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Yes ma'am I did
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And you knew that because
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My mama was a maid My grandmama was a house slave
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House slave
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Do you ever dream of being something else
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Movie Summary
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...