Beauty shop politics
Beauty operators
African americans, economic conditions
Beauty culture
African americans, politics and government
Women, political activity
Businesswomen
African americans, civil rights
United states, race relations
Political activity
Civil rights
Political aspects
Race relations
Economic aspects
Economic conditions
African Americans
Politics and government
History
This work is a reassessment of black beauty salons as vital sites for social change. Looking through the lens of black business history, it shows how black beauticians in the Jim Crow era parlayed their economic independence and access to a public community space into platforms for activism. The aut…
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