Thursdays and Every Other Sunday Off: A Domestic Rap by Verta Mae

Thursdays and Every Other Sunday Off is an exploration of the lives of African American domestic workers in cities throughout the United States during the midtwentieth century. With dry wit and honesty, Vertamae SmartGrosvenor intersperses musings and testimonials with historical references, quotations, and personal anecdotes, making this account all the more intimate, heartbreaking, and relevant.