The Help *Setting*

In The Help by Kathryn Stockett, it takes place in Jackson, Mississippi. It takes place when segregation was popular. This story follows a few "colored" maids through their everyday lives tending to white families needs. The story takes you through the backstories of the maids and where they live when they are not working. They don't get treated fairly and are not paid much at all (only about $1 an hour).