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Laughing, Lying, and Signifying, the Underground Tradition of African-American Humour that Transformed American Culture, from Slavery to Richard Prior At once a social history and an enormously entertaining reading experience, this definitive history of African-American humour meticulously documents its history and details its interfacing with the wider popular culture. A model of what cultural history ought to be.Mel Watkins is the author of 'On the Real Side', published 1995 under ISBN 9780671511036 and ISBN 0671511033.
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