African American Humor: The Best Black Comedy from Slavery to Today (The Library of Black America series)
by Mel Watkins
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Lawrence Hill Books, 2002. Paperback. New. A clean crisp well preserved 2002 Lawrence Hill Books softcover in a fine tight binding. Little to no shelf wear. Text is bright and free of marks or underlining. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. This collection of anecdotes, tales, jokes, toasts, rhymes, satire, riffs, poems, stand-up sketches, and snaps documents the evolution of African American humor over the past two centuries. It includes routines and writings from such luminaries as Bert Williams, Butterbeans & Susie, Stepin Fetchit, Moms Mabley, Ralph Ellison, Langston Hughes, Redd Foxx, Ishmael Reed, Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, Martin Lawrence, and Chris Rock. This anthology includes classic stage routines, literary examples, and witty quotations presented in their entirety.
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- The Anthropologists Closet (US)
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- Title
- African American Humor: The Best Black Comedy from Slavery to Today (The Library of Black America series)
- Author
- Mel Watkins
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1556524315
- ISBN 13
- 9781556524318
- Publisher
- Lawrence Hill Books
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- Humor, African American humor, Library of Black America, Black America, Jokes, Anthology, Comedy,
- Bookseller catalogs
- African American Studies;
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