We are joined by Dr. Kimberly Wallace Sanders form Emory University as we explore the mammy caricature in film. We examine Hattie McDaniels’ role as “Mammy,” as well as the movie “The Imitation of Life” and contemporary views regarding the mammy caricature in movies like “The Help” and the Madea franchise.
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Dr. Kimberly Wallace-Sanders -
Mammy: A Century of Race, Gender, and Southern Memory:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0472034014
Dr. Kimberly Wallace Sanders’ Exhibit - http://web.library.emory.edu/news-events/news/archives/2019/framing-shadows-nannies-exhibit.html
Donald Bogle: Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, and Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Films, Updated and Expanded 5th Edition: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/082642953X
Additional Resources:
David Pilgrim: Understanding Jim Crow: Using Racist Memorabilia to Teach Tolerance and Promote Social Justice:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1629631140
Jim Crow Museum - Ferris State University: https://ferris.edu/HTMLS/news/jimcrow/
* Mammy Caricature: https://ferris.edu/HTMLS/news/jimcrow/mammies/homepage.htm
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