A comprehensive history of African-American humor--from the antebellum South to the Apollo Theater--reassesses such figures as Stepin Fetchit and Amos and Andy and offers a new appreciation of familiar and less well-known performers. 20,000 first printing.
On the Real Side: Laughing Lying and Signifying-Underground Tradition of African-American Humor That Transformed American Culture from Slavery to Richard Pryor
Brand: Simon n Schuster
$79.49 - $91.17
- UPC:
- 9780671689827
- Maximum Purchase:
- 3 units
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- Publication Date:
- 1995-01-01
- Author:
- Mel Watkins
- Language:
- english
- Edition:
- First Edition