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Williams, Elsie Arrington. "Jackie Moms Mabley: African American, Woman, Performer," University of Maryland, College Park, April 1992. Advisor: Lawrence E. Mintz (, 15, 10, 22)
This study chronicles the contribution of Jackie Moms Mabley as the first black American woman to emerge as a single act in standup comedy. Beginning with a description of the functions of African-American humor, the study focuses on Mabley’s life as a popular entertainment phenomenon with relevance to understanding the contributions of black Americans to American humor and analyzes Mabley’s performance to discuss the meanings of her persona, joke themes, and performance style. It emphasizes that Mabley’s life and comedic lore reflect the African-American’s cultural roots and validates a people’s aspirations and realities from slavery to the present time.
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