Ain't I a beauty queen? : black women, beauty, and the politics of race / Maxine Leeds Craig.

Ain't I a beauty queen? : black women, beauty, and the politics of race /

Black is Beautiful! The words were the exuberant rallying cry of a generation of black women who threw away their straightening combs and adopted a proud new style they called the Afro. The Afro, as worn most famously by Angela Davis, became a veritable icon of the Sixties. Although the new beauty s...

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Main Author: Craig, Maxine Leeds (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Subjects:
Beauty, Personal > United States > History > 20th century.
African American women > Health and hygiene > History > 20th century.
African American women > Social conditions > 20th century.
Beauty contests > United States.
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