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UNINA9910821929803321 |
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Autore |
Bristol Douglas Walter <1965-> |
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Titolo |
Knights of the razor : black barbers in slavery and freedom / / Douglas Walter Bristol, Jr |
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Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2009 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (229 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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African American barbers - History |
Free African Americans - History |
African American businesspeople - History |
African American business enterprises - History |
United States Race relations History |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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They advocated economic independence from whites and founded insurance companies that became some of the largest black-owned corporations. |
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