Bristol, Douglas Walter,  1965- <br/><br/>
Knights of the razor  black barbers in slavery and freedom /  [electronic resource] : 
Douglas Walter Bristol, Jr. 
 - Baltimore :  Johns Hopkins University Press,  c2009. 
 - x, 216 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2013. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>African American barbers--History.<br/>Free African Americans--History.<br/>African American businesspeople--History.<br/>African American business enterprises--History.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Race relations--History.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD8039.B32  / U6195 2009eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>646.7/2408996073