Hair really is much more than just hair to us. This book gives the history behind how our hair in America has been treated and viewed. After reading this book, it will make more sense about why hair can be such a loaded topic.

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Product Description

Two world wars, the Civil Rights movement, and a Jheri curl later, Blacks in America continue to have a complex and convoluted relationship with their hair. From the antebellum practice of shaving the head in an attempt to pass as a "free" person to the 1998 uproar over a White third-grade teacher's reading of the book Nappy Hair, the issues surrounding Black hair linger as we enter the twenty-first century.

Tying the personal to the political and the popular, Hair Story takes a chronological look at the culture behind the ever-changing state of Black hair-from fifteenth century Africa to the present-day United States. Hair Story is the book that Black Americans can use as a benchmark for tracing a unique aspect of their history and that people of all races will celebrate as the reference guide for understanding Black hair.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #25930 in Books
• Published on: 2002-01-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780312283223
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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