Blue veins and kinky hair : naming and color consciousness in African America / Obiagele Lake.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lake, Obiagele.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Race identity.

African Americans.

Names, Personal--African American.

Names, Personal.

Race awareness--United States.

Race awareness.

United States.

Physical Description:

xv, 142 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003.

Summary:

The first monograph to offer a historical look at the cultural background to African American issues of hair and skin.

Contents:

1. Renaming African People 1

2. Mulattoes and Color Consciousness in the United States 19

3. Hair and Color Consciousness in African America 51

4. Hair and Skin Color in Africa and the African Diaspora 73

5. The Dekinking of African Hair 81

Appendix A Mixed Race Names 109

Appendix B Percentage Selecting Traits Across Race Labels 110

Appendix C Names Used by African Americans in U.S. History 110

Appendix D African American Organizations Bearing the Term "African" 110

Appendix E Original Version of "The Yellow Rose of Texas" 111

Appendix F Rendition of "The Yellow Rose of Texas" 111

Appendix G "The Yellow Rose of Texas" Marching Song 111

Appendix H Brown Fellowship Society Members, 1790-1869 112

Appendix I Brown Fellowship Society Slave Owners 115

Appendix J Facts about Hairdressing Innovations 116.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [117]-134) and indexes.

ISBN:

0897895584

OCLC:

49719130