Hip: The History

History

Author: John Leland

How an underground idea shaped American culture, from sex and music to race, fashion, drugs, commerce and the national rites of rebellion.,,Hip: The History is the story of an American obsession. Derived from the Wolof word hepi or hipi (“to see,” or “to open one’s eyes”), which came to America with West African Slaves, hip is the dance between black and white — or insider….Read More

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