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