The Conformist

Synopsis

Two world wars, the civil rights movement, and a jheri curl later, the issues surrounding black hair in america continue to linger as we enter the twenty-first century. Tying the personal to the political and the popular, hair story takes a chronological look at the culture behind the ever-changing state of black hair - from fifteenth-century africa to the present-day united states. Hair story is the book that black americans can use as a benchmark for tracing a unique aspect of their history. It is celebrated as a reference guide for understanding black hair.