Bristol, Douglas Walter, 1965-
Knights of the razor black barbers in slavery and freedom / [electronic resource] : Douglas Walter Bristol, Jr. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2009. - x, 216 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The origins of black barbers -- Becoming knights of the razor -- Caught between regional origins and the barber's trade -- Self-improvementand self-loathing before the war -- Defining the meaning of freedom -- From barbershops to boardrooms.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
African American barbers--History.
Free African Americans--History.
African American businesspeople--History.
African American business enterprises--History.
United States--Race relations--History.
Electronic books.
HD8039.B32 / U6195 2009eb
646.7/2408996073
Knights of the razor black barbers in slavery and freedom / [electronic resource] : Douglas Walter Bristol, Jr. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2009. - x, 216 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The origins of black barbers -- Becoming knights of the razor -- Caught between regional origins and the barber's trade -- Self-improvementand self-loathing before the war -- Defining the meaning of freedom -- From barbershops to boardrooms.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
African American barbers--History.
Free African Americans--History.
African American businesspeople--History.
African American business enterprises--History.
United States--Race relations--History.
Electronic books.
HD8039.B32 / U6195 2009eb
646.7/2408996073