Whispers on the Color Line
Subtitle: Rumor and Race in America
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: May 18, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780520228559
Subjects: Ethnic studies; Minority Studies - Race Relations; Folklore & Mythology - Folklore; History; Sociology; History: American; USA; Sociology - Urban; History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies); Customs & Traditions; Americas (North Central South West Indies)
First sentence: April 29, 1992, had been an ordinary day in the life of America until midafternoon, when network news bureaus broke into the talk shows and soap operas with a long-awaited announcement from Simi Valley, California.