Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America

by Lori L. Tharps and Ayana D. Byrd

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Two world wars, the Civil Rights movement, and a Jheri curl later, the issues surrounding Black hair in America continue to 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. It is celebrated as a reference guide for understanding Black hair.
  • ISBN10 0312283229
  • ISBN13 9780312283223
  • Publish Date 1 August 2002 (first published 1 February 2001)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 30 July 2015
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint St Martin's Press
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 200
  • Language English