I Heard It Through the Grapevine Rumor in African-American Culture |
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| Author:
| Turner, Patricia A. |
| Series title: | Emersion: Emergent Village Resources for Communities of Faith Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-520-08936-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1993 |
| Publisher: | University of California Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $50.95 |
Book Description:
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I Heard It Through the Grapevine explores how rumors that run rife in African-American communities, concerning such issues as AIDS, the Ku Klux Klan and FBI conspiracies, translate white oppression into folk warnings, and are used by the community to respond to a hostile dominant culture.
I Heard It Through the Grapevine explores how rumors that run rife in African-American communities, concerning such issues as AIDS, the Ku Klux Klan and FBI conspiracies, translate white oppression into folk warnings, and are used by the community to respond to a hostile dominant culture.