Hair matters
White images of beauty had a prominent place in black newspapers of the late 1800s and early 1900s. This 1903 ad shows the hair styles that white women–and thus African American women–were told to replicate.
White images of beauty had a prominent place in black newspapers of the late 1800s and early 1900s. This 1903 ad shows the hair styles that white women–and thus African American women–were told to replicate.