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

Watkins chronicles both the public stereotype through minstrel performers, motion pictures, radio and television, and the underground humor that resurfaced in the 1970s with comedians like Richard Pryor.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Watkins, Mel, 1940- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Simon & Schuster, [1994]
Subjects:	African American wit and humor > History and criticism.
Online Access:	Table of contents