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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... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Black: Add a description of this character.
- Madam C. J. Walker
- White
- Annie Malone
- Bo Derek
- Michael Jackson
- George Johnson
- Jemima
- Nathaniel Mathis
- Angela Davis
- Madam Walker
- Samuel R. Byrd
- Harriette Cole
- Marcia Gillespie
- Brown
- Bob Marley
- Amy
- Geri Duncan Jones
- Sharpton
- Edward Gardner
- Mcwilliams
- Hope
Setting & Locations edit
- Louisiana: Where Madam C.J. Walker was born
- Africa
- New York City
- Washington
- Chicago
- Philadelphia
- United States
- D.c.
- Harlem
- Caribbean
- Rutland
- Florence Price
- Hollywood
- Mende
- Brooklyn
- California
- Massachusetts
- Georgia
- Senegal
- Alberto Culver
- Saint Louis
- Virginia
- Los Angeles
First Sentence edit
The story of Black people's hair begins where everything began-in Africa.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ayana D. Byrd (Author)
- Lori L. Tharps (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 306.4
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States › African Americans › History
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Special Groups › Ethnic Studies
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Special Groups › African-American Studies
- Books › Arts & Photography › Fashion › History
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology
- Books › Health, Mind & Body
- Books › Reference
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