The Marvelous Companion: Life Stories of the Buddha

by Arya Sura

Book Overview

This comprehensive history of black humor sets it in the context of American popular culture. Blackface minstrelsy, Stepin Fetchit, and the Amos 'n' Andy show presented a distorted picture of African Americans; this book contrasts this image with the authentic underground humor of African Americans found in folktales, race records, and all-black shows and films. After generations of stereotypes, the underground humor finally emerged before the American...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0913546887
• ISBN13: 9780913546888
• Release Date: January 1983
• Publisher: Dharma Publishing
• Length: 359 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.