Craig, Maxine Leeds. <br/><br/>
Ain't I a beauty queen?  black women, beauty, and the politics of race /  [electronic resource] : 
Maxine Leeds Craig. 
 - New York ;  Oxford :  Oxford University Press,  2002. 
 - 1 online resource (viii, 198 p.) :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> The meanings and practices of racial identity are continually reshaped as a result of the interplay of actions taken at the individual and institutional levels. This text is a study of African American women as symbols, and as participants, in the reshaping of the meaning of African American racial identity. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199849345 (ebook) :  No price 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Beauty, Personal--History--United States--20th century.<br/>African American women--Health and hygiene--History--20th century.<br/>African American women--Social conditions--20th century.<br/>Beauty contests--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ1220.U5 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.48896073