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Getting to the Root: The Struggles and Resilience of Black Womanhood Through Stories of Natural Hairstyles While Attending a Predominantly White Institution

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Roy, Je'Monda

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This thesis will provide the framework for black womens stories of struggle and resilience through natural hairstyles at a Mississippi predominantly white institution The University of Mississippi. Although the framework of this essay is set in one institution in a state located in the Deep South, the stories and methods apply to the American society and how the lack of black representation in white spaces shape black lives, specifically black womens lives. Like creating black safe spaces in white spaces, black hair is used as a theme in this essay to shape the stories of black womens experiences whether they are of conformity or rebellion at this predominantly white institution. The University of Mississippi, nicknamed Ole Miss after a wealthy planters wife an unofficial fact many members of the black student body believes is true is a campus that continues to uphold racism through a standing confederate staand buildings named after slave-owners and wealthy planters while also trying to meet the demands of the Black Student Union and other black organizations demanding change and restructure of an institution that encourages black students to attend, but fails to protect them. The stories of these black women will unfold the nature of white society through this institution. The stories of hairstyles shape what every black woman experience and how the demographics shape their hairstyles and life choices. The structure of this thesis is shaped around hair, but this story is more than just hair. These stories reflect what black women (former) students...
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2019 01 01 T08:00:00 Z
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