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White Innocence and Black Subservience: The Rhetoric of White Heroism in The Help

Mollie K. MurphyDepartment of Communication Studies, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Tina M. HarrisDepartment of Communication Studies, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
Pages 49-62 | Published online: 16 Jun 2017

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