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1 online resource (xv, 142 pages) : illustrations |
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Acknowledgments; Preface; 1. Renaming African People; 2. Mulattoes and Color Consciousness in the United States; 3. Hair and Color Consciousness in African America; 4. Hair and Skin Color in Africa and the African Diaspora; 5. The Dekinking of African Hair; Appendices; Bibliography; Name Index; Subject Index |
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The author explores how Africans in America internalized the negative images created of them by the European world, and how internalized racism has worked to fracture African American unity and thereby dilute inchoate efforts toward liberation. In the late 1960s, change began with the Black Is Beautiful slogan and new a consciousness, which went hand in hand with Black Power and pan-African movements. The author argues that for any people to succeed, they must first embrace their own identity, including physical characteristics. Naming, skin color, and hair have been topical issues in the Afri |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-134) and indexes |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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African Americans -- Race identity.
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Names, Personal -- African American.
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Race awareness -- United States
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- African American Studies.
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African Americans -- Race identity
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Names, Personal -- African American
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Race awareness
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Ethnische Beziehungen
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United States
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USA
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Schwärze
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0313058644 |
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9780313058646 |
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