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Topic: RSS FeedOn the Real Side: Laughing, Lying, and Signifying - the Underground Tradition of African-American Humor That Transformed American Culture, from Slavery to Richard Pryor. - book reviews
American Visions, April-May, 1994 by Gary A. Puckrein
By Mel Watkins (Simon & Schuster. 1994. $27.00)--On the Real Side chronicles the rise of black America's formerly underground humor, tracing the individuals and social currents that expedited its emergence. The book helps us understand the comedic genius of Bert Williams, Stepin Fetchit, Pigmeat Markham, Redd Foxx, Bill Cosby and a host of others.
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