On the real side : laughing, lying, and signifying--the underground tradition of African-American humor that transformed American culture, from slavery to Richard Pryor

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Label

On the real side : laughing, lying, and signifying--the underground tradition of African-American humor that transformed American culture, from slavery to Richard Pryor

Title remainder

laughing, lying, and signifying--the underground tradition of African-American humor that transformed American culture, from slavery to Richard Pryor

Statement of responsibility

Mel Watkins

Creator

• Watkins, Mel, 1940-

Subject

• African American wit and humor -- History and criticism

Language

eng

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

792.2/3/08996073

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

PN6231.N5

LC item number

W38 1994

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography