Dick Gregory and History of Black Comedy and Activism

At the height of his fame, Dick Gregory may have been the most influential comedian in America: But he wasn't only concerned with making people laugh. Mark Anthony Neal of Duke's African American Studies Department discusses how Gregory used comedy in the quest for civil and human rights.

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