Mae Louise Miller (born Mae Louise Wall; August 24, 1943 – 2014) was an American woman who was kept in modern-day slavery, known as peonage, near Gillsburg, Mississippi and Kentwood, Louisiana until her family achieved freedom in early 1961.[2][3][4]
Mae's story was unearthed when she spoke to historian Antoinette Harrell,[5][6] who highlighted it in the short documentary The Untold Story: Slavery in the 20th Century (2009).[7] The story inspired the 2022 film Alice.[8][9][10][11]
In 2003, Mae and all six of her siblings joined a class action lawsuit seeking reparations to descendants of enslaved people from several private companies with lawyer Deadria Farmer-Paellmann.[3][12][13] Mae stated to NPR that "maybe I wasn't free, but maybe it can free somebody else. There's a lot of people out there that's really enslaved and don't know how to get out."[2] In 2004, a judge dropped the lawsuit.[8][14]
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^ abKeyes, Allison (26 December 2003). "A Story of Modern American Slavery". The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
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^Bahr, Katie (8 November 2007). "Woman To Discuss Her Time In Slavery". Daily Press (Hampton Roads, Virginia). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
^"Sisters: We Were Modern-Day Slaves". ABC News.
^Livingston, Kojo (February 27, 2012). "The Hard Truth - Black history: Stolen stories". The Louisiana Weekly. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
^Josh Johnston (director); Antoinette Harrell (executive producer) (2009). The Untold Story: Slavery in the 20th Century (Motion picture). Untold Legacy Productions. OCLC 864271202. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
^ abGarrison, Anna (17 May 2022). "Is the Movie 'Alice' Based on a True Story? The Thriller Blends Fiction With Reality". Distractify. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
^Yamato, Jen (25 January 2022). "How Keke Palmer found power and hope in the story of a woman's escape from slavery in the 1970s". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
^Ehli, Bryanna (17 March 2022). "'Alice': Trailer, Cast, Plot, Release Date and Everything You Need to Know". Collider. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
^Cormack, Morgan (16 February 2022). "Alice: Keke Palmer stars in this upcoming revenge thriller but do you know the shocking true story it's inspired by?". Stylist. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
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^"Second Consolidated and Amended Complaint and Jury Demand".
^O'Connor, Matt (27 January 2004). "Judge drops suit seeking reparations". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
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