Knights of the Razor: Black Barbers in Slavery and Freedom
- ISBN-10
- 0801898307
- ISBN-13
- 9780801898303
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 232
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-11-01
- Publisher
- JHU Press
- Author
- Douglas W. Bristol Jr.
Description
They advocated economic independence from whites and founded insurance companies that became some of the largest black-owned corporations.
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