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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fine, Gary Alan (Author)
Other Authors: Turner, Patricia A. (Patricia Ann), 1955-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2001]
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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