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Author

Bristol, Douglas Walter, 1965-

Title Knights of the razor [electronic resource] : black barbers in slavery and freedom / Douglas Walter Bristol, Jr.

Imprint

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2009.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	x, 216 p. : ill.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	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.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	African American barbers -- History.
	Free African Americans -- History.
	African American businesspeople -- History.
	African American business enterprises -- History.
	United States -- Race relations -- History.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9780801892837 (hbk. : alk. paper)
	080189283X (hbk. : alk. paper)