"He made us laugh some": Frederick Douglass's humor

African American Review

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 535-552

  Ganter, Granville ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 61249597326     PISSN: 10624783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1512385     Document Type: Article

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