I Heard it Through the Grapevine: Rumor in African-American Culture

I Heard it Through the Grapevine: Rumor in African-American Culture
ISBN-10
0520081854
ISBN-13
9780520081857
Category
Social Science
Pages
260
Language
English
Published
1993
Author
Patricia Ann Turner

Description

The author examines how rumors, seemingly illogical, translate white oppression into folk warnings for a community at risk. Examined also are the ways rumor-cycles are generated and transmitted, often using the same theme, i.e. sterilization of black men through food, soft drinks, etc. Photos.

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