I heard it through the grapevine : rumor in African-American culture
African Americans Rumor Urban folklore Folklore sähkökirjat
University of California Press
1993
EISBN 9780520915572
Cannibalism: "They doe eat each other alive".
Corporal Control: "They want to beat us, burn us, whatever they can do".
Conspiracy I: "They...the KKK...did it".
Conspiracy II: "They...the powers that be...want to keep us down".
Contamination: "They want to do more than just kill us".
Consumer/Corporate Conflict: "They won't get me to buy it".
Crack: "See, they want us to take all of those drugs".
Conclusion: From Cannibalism to Crack.
Epilogue: Continuing Concerns.
Corporal Control: "They want to beat us, burn us, whatever they can do".
Conspiracy I: "They...the KKK...did it".
Conspiracy II: "They...the powers that be...want to keep us down".
Contamination: "They want to do more than just kill us".
Consumer/Corporate Conflict: "They won't get me to buy it".
Crack: "See, they want us to take all of those drugs".
Conclusion: From Cannibalism to Crack.
Epilogue: Continuing Concerns.
