Liberated Threads: Black Women, Style, and the Global Politics of Soul (Gender and American Culture)

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Following celebrities, models, college students, and everyday women as they moved through fashion boutiques, beauty salons, and record stores, Ford narrates the fascinating intertwining histories of Black Freedom and fashion.. Focusing on the emergence of the "soul style" movement—represented in clothing, jewelry, hairstyles, and more—Liberated Threads shows that black women's fashion choices became galvanizing symbols of gender and political liberation. Drawing from an eclectic archive, Ford offers a new way of studying how black style and Soul Power moved beyond national boundaries, sparking a global fashion phenomenon. Whether using stiletto heels as weapons to protect against police attacks or incorporating African-themed designs into everyday wear, these fashion-forward women celebrated their identities and pushed for equality.In this thought-provoking boo

Makes a powerful and convincing case for how black women practiced the politics of civil rights, black power, and anticolonialism by crafting new, self-affirming appearances and fashions.--American Historical ReviewCreates a fierce and vibrant dialog on the rarely recounted women's perspective on black style, beauty, and soul.--Library Journal, starred reviewAdds important elements to the conversation on resistance. Ambitious and wide-ranging. Highly recommended.--ChoiceA welcome addition to historica

Tanisha C. Ford is associate professor of Black American studies and history at the University of Delaware.