I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Author | : Patricia A. Turner |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 2023-11-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780520915572 |
ISBN-13 | : 0520915577 |
Rating | : 4/5 (577 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis I Heard It Through the Grapevine by : Patricia A. Turner
Download or read book I Heard It Through the Grapevine written by Patricia A. Turner and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I Heard It Through the Grapevine explores how rumors that run rife in African-American communities, concerning such issues as AIDS, the Ku Klux Klan and FBI conspiracies, translate white oppression into folk warnings, and are used by the community to respond to a hostile dominant culture.