{"product_id":"thursdays-and-every-other-sunday-off-a-domestic-rap-by-verta-mae-9781517906078","title":"Thursdays and Every Other Sunday Off: A Domestic Rap by Verta Mae","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eObservations from the lives of African American domestic workers--back in print\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThursdays and Every Other Sunday Off\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of the lives of African American domestic workers in cities throughout the United States during the mid-twentieth century. With dry wit and honesty, Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor relates the testimonies of maids, cooks, child care workers, and others as they discuss their relationships with their employers and their experiences on the job. She connects this work with popular culture, presenting Aunt Jemima, Mammies, Uncle Ben, and other charged figures through the eyes of domestic workers as opposed to their employers, and remembers her own family history (her mother and grandmother were domestic workers after migrating to Philadelphia from South Carolina). Interspersed with musings and interviews are historical references, quotations, and personal anecdotes that make this account all the more intimate, heartbreaking, and relevant. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Smart-Grosvenor, Vertamae\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/18\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781517906078\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39364465492043,"sku":"9781517906078","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_7769e8e7-d789-4319-83db-b3cad6dfff24.jpg?v=1621354006","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/thursdays-and-every-other-sunday-off-a-domestic-rap-by-verta-mae-9781517906078","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}