Baldwin, James. The Fire Next Time. New York, NY: Vintage Books Inc., 1962. Clark-Lewis, Elizabeth. Living In, Living Out. New York, NY: Kodansha International. 1994.
Cooper, Wendy. Hair; Sex Society Symbolism. New York, Stein and Day/ Publishers, 1971.
“Crowns.” Sunday Patriot-News; Harrisburg, PA. February 18, 2001, Section 11, Pg.19, by Warner, Mary.
Estell, Kenneth ed. The African American Almanac. Washington D.C., Gale Research Inc., 1994.
Glamour, glitz, and the Gospel; Fashion Show Downtown Braids hair and Soul. The Washington Post; Washington, April 13, 2000, by Avis Thomas-Lester and Hamil R. Harris.
Eicher, Joanne B., Sumberg, Barbara. World Fashion, Ethnic, and National Dress. Dress and Ethnicity. Eicher, Joanne B. ed. Washington, D.C.: Berg Publishers Ltd. 1995.
Higginbotham, Evelyn Brooks. The Feminist Theology of Black Baptist Church, 1880-1900 Religion and American Culture. David G. Hackett ed. New York, NY: Routledge. 1995.
Higginbotham, Evelyn Brooks. The Black Church: A Gender Perspective. African American Religion. Timothy E. Fulop and Albert J. Raboteau ed. New York, NY: Routledge. 1997.
Lynch, Annette. Dress, Gender and Cultural Change. New York, NY: Berg Publishing Comp. 1999.
Morris, Aldon D. The Origins of the Civil Rights Movement. New York: The Free Press. 1984.
Natural Hairstyle More Than Just a Fashion Statement, San Francisco Chronicles; June 25, 2000, by Genie McMurrick.
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Oh Lighten Up! More and More People are Dyeing to be Blondes, The Oregonian. Portland, OR; July 13, 2000, by Kristi Turnquist.
Rooting Out Prejudice; A Doctoral Candidate Devoted to Cultural and Gender Issues Says that African Americans Experience Discrimination Because of their Hairstyles. Greensboro news Record; March 31, 2000, by Cathy Grant-Hill.
The Heritage of Hair: A Point of Pride in how it’s Worn. York Daily Record. York, PA; Feb 25, 2000, by Paul Kuehnel.
Van Deburg, William L. New Day in Babylon. Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, 1992.
Interviews conducted in Steelton, Pennsylvania with narrators:
- Barbara Jeane Baker March 7, 2001
- Lois Corbin March 14 ,2001
- Swayzyne Savage April 17, 2001
Our Boutique: Mens and Womens Fashions
25 S. Front Street
Steelton, PA 17703 - Eleanor Anne Wallace March 8, 2001
- Mother Thelma Wright March 28, 2001
***For complete text of all Oral History Interviews used in this webpage, contact:
The Community Studies Center
at Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA
(717) 245-1185