Title Ain't I a beauty queen? : black women, beauty, and the politics of race / Maxine Leeds Craig.

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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.

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University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location	305.48896 C886A	Check Shelf

Description	viii, 198 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-193) and index.
Contents	Ridicule and Celebration: Black Women as Symbols in the Rearticulation of Race -- Contexts for the Emergence of "Black Is Beautiful," -- Ain't I a Beauty Queen? Representing the Ideal Black Woman -- Standing (in Heels) for My People -- How Black Became Popular: Social Movements and Racial Rearticulation -- Yvonne's Wig: Gender and the Racialized Body -- Pride and Shame: Black Women as Symbols of the "Middle Class," -- The Appearance of Unity -- An Ongoing Dialogue.
Processing Action	Self-Renewing 2017 UoY
Subject	Beauty contests -- Social aspects -- United States.
	African American women -- Social conditions.
	African Americans -- Race identity.
	Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) -- United States.
	Civil rights movements -- United States.
	Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) (OCoLC)fst00922652
	Civil rights movements. (OCoLC)fst00862708
	African Americans -- Race identity. (OCoLC)fst00799666
	African American women -- Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst00799467
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
	Ethnische Beziehungen (DE-588)4176973-9
	Geschlechterverhältnis (DE-588)4020548-4
	Schwarze (DE-588)4116433-7
	United States (DE-588)4078704-7
	United States.
	Schwarze.
Indexed Term	Beauty contests Social aspects United States
	African American women Social conditions 20th century
	African Americans Race identity 20th century
	Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) United States
	Civil rights movements United States
ISBN	0195142675 (alk. paper)
	9780195142679 (alk. paper)
	019515262X (pbk. ; alk. paper)
	9780195152623 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
	9786610655298
	6610655294
	9780195185355
	0195185358

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