{"product_id":"hair-story-untangling-the-roots-of-black-hair-in-america-paperback","title":"Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAyana Byrd\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLori Tharps\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo 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 \u003ci\u003eNappy Hair\u003c\/i\u003e, the issues surrounding African American hair continue to linger as we enter the twenty-first century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHair Story\u003c\/i\u003e is a historical and anecdotal exploration of Black Americans' tangled hair roots. A chronological look at the culture and politics behind the ever-changing state of Black hair from fifteenth-century Africa to the present-day United States, it ties the personal to the political and the popular. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRead about: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* Why Black American slaves used items like axle grease and eel skin to straighten their hair.\u003cbr\u003e* How a Mexican chemist straightened Black hair using his formula for turning sheep's wool into a minklike fur.\u003cbr\u003e* How the Afro evolved from militant style to mainstream fashion trend.\u003cbr\u003e* What prompted the creation of the Jheri curl and the popular style's fall from grace.\u003cbr\u003e* The story behind Bo Derek's controversial cornrows and the range of reactions they garnered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMajor figures in the history of Black hair are presented, from early hair-care entrepreneurs Annie Turnbo Malone and Madam C. J. Walker to unintended hair heroes like Angela Davis and Bob Marley. Celebrities, stylists, and cultural critics weigh in on the burgeoning sociopolitical issues surrounding Black hair, from the historically loaded terms \"good\" and \"bad\" hair, to Black hair in the workplace, to mainstream society's misrepresentation and misunderstanding of kinky locks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHair Story\u003c\/i\u003e is the book that Black Americans can use as a benchmark for tracing a unique aspect of their history, and it's a book that people of all races will celebrate as the reference guide for understanding Black hair.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAyana D. Byrd\u003c\/b\u003e graduated from Barnard College and is the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eNaked: Black Women Bare All About Their Skin, Hair, Hips, Lips and Other Parts\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has appeared in numerous anthologies, as well as magazines including \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone. \u003c\/i\u003eShe lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLori L. Tharps is an assistant professor of journalism at Temple University. A graduate of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, she is also the author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eKinky Gazpacho: Life, Love \u0026amp; Spain\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband and three children.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 9.25 x 6.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 28, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53336958599533,"sku":"9781250046574","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/NVNwcCtKU3RaQ2tsL3JwTkFhS1Fydz09.webp?v=1778922775","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/hair-story-untangling-the-roots-of-black-hair-in-america-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}