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Hair story : untangling the roots of Black hair in America by Ayana D. Byrd and Lori L. Tharps is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>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 <i>Nappy Hair</i>, the issues surrounding Black hair linger as we enter the twenty-first century.</p> <p>Tying the personal to the political and the popular, <i>Hair Story</i> 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. <i>Hair Story</i> 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.</p>

Who reads Hair story : untangling the roots of Black hair in America?

Author

Ayana D. Byrd and Lori L. Tharps

Publisher

New York: St. Martin's Griffin

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780312283223

Category

history

Subjects

Social Science, Fiction, Science

Rating

4.18 / 5 (487 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13