On the real side
Subtitle: laughing, lying, and signifying-- : the underground tradition of African-American humor that transformed American culture, from slavery to Richard Pryor
By: Mel Watkins.
Edition: 1st Touchstone ed.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 652
Subjects: Afro-American wit and humor -- History and criticism.
Notes: "A Touchstone book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [603]-620) and index.