Catchings, Alexander2014-01-142014-01-142013http://hdl.handle.net/1773/24425Honorable Mention, 2013 Library Research Award for Undergraduates, Senior Non-Thesis DivisionThis paper examines how humor broaching the topic of slavery can move beyond poor taste into savvy critiques of how historical narratives are formed. Two neo-slave narratives drive the exploration: Charles Johnson’s Oxherding Tale (1982) and Paul Bogart's Skin Game (1971).enOther