I heard it through the grapevine: rumor in African-American culture

1. Cannibalism: "They doe eat each other alive"

2. Corporal Control: "They want to beat us, burn us, whatever they can do"

3. Conspiracy I: "They ... the KKK ... did it"

4. Conspiracy II: "They ... the powers that be ... want to keep us down"

5. Contamination: "They want to do more than just kill us"

6. Consumer/Corporate Conflict: "They won't get me to buy it"

7. Crack: "See, they want us to take all of those drugs"

8. Conclusion: From Cannibalism to Crack

Epilogue: Continuing Concerns.