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Mama black widow, Iceberg Slim

Label
Mama black widow, Iceberg Slim
Language
eng
resource.accompanyingMatter
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Form of composition
not applicable
Format of music
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Literary text for sound recordings
fiction
Main title
Mama black widow
Responsibility statement
Iceberg Slim
Summary
Mama Black Widow tells the tragic story of Otis Tilson, a stunning black drag queen trapped in a cruel queer ghetto underworld. In hopes of escaping the racial bigotry and economic injustice of the South, Otis' family journeys north from their plantation to an urban promised land. Once in Chicago, Otis and his siblings become prisoners to a wasteland of violence, crime, prostitution, and rape. This is the gut-wrenching tale of the destruction of a family and the truest portrayal of homosexuality in the ghetto ever told
Target audience
adult
Transposition and arrangement
not applicable
Contributor
Narrator

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