Black Beauties: African American Pageant Queens in the Segregated South - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Kimberly Brown Pellum Phd, Ericka Dunlap Miss America 2004Series:American HeritagePublish date:2020-02-03Pages:144
Languages:EnglishPublisher:History PressISBN-13:9781467144827ISBN-10:1467144827UPC:9781467144827Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:African American & Black, Women, United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SC7RBJ7P26
In 1984, Vanessa Williams broke the race barrier to become Miss America, but she was not the first Black woman to wear a pageant crown.
Black beauty pageants created a distinctive and celebrated cultural tradition during some of the mo
Languages:EnglishPublisher:History PressISBN-13:9781467144827ISBN-10:1467144827UPC:9781467144827Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:African American & Black, Women, United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SC7RBJ7P26
Pellum Phd, Kimberly Brown: - With a terminal degree in United States history from Howard University, Dr. Kimberly Brown Pellum specializes in the history of women's images, southern culture and the Black Freedom Struggle. Her contributions to publicly accessible history include work at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, the Rosa Parks Museum and Google's Arts & Culture series. She is the director of the digital archives project The Museum of Black Beauty (TheMuseumofBlackBeauty.com) and serves as a member of the history faculty at Florida A&M University.
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