Whispers on the color line : rumor and race in America /

"Whispers on the Color Line focuses on a wide array of tales told in black and white communities across America. Topics run the gamut from alleged governmental conspiracies, possible food tampering, gang violence, and the sex lives of celebrities. Such beliefs travel by word of mouth, in print,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fine, Gary Alan (Autor)
Otros Autores: Turner, Patricia A. (Patricia Ann), 1955-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2001]
Temas:
African Americans > Folklore.
White people > United States > Folklore.
Urban folklore > United States.
Noirs américains > Folklore.
Personnes blanches > États-Unis > Folklore.
Légendes urbaines > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
White people.
Urban folklore.
African Americans.
Schwarze
Volkskultur
United States.
USA
Schwärze
Urban legends.
Folklore.
Légendes urbaines.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Rumor in the Life of America: Riots and Race
  • 2. How Rumor Works
  • 3. Mercantile Rumor in Black and White
  • 4. The Enemy in Washington
  • 5. The Wages of Sin: Stories of Sex and Immortality
  • 6. On the Road Again: Rumors of Crime and Confrontation
  • 7. Cries and Whispers: Race and False Accusations
  • 8. Coming Clean.

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