The barber of Natchez reconsidered : William Johnson and black masculinity in the antebellum South / Timothy R. Buckner.

"Timothy Buckner's The Barber of Natchez Reconsidered uses William Johnson's life to demonstrate how Black men asserted their masculinity in the nineteenth century. Johnson, a wealthy free Black barber in Natchez, Mississippi, kept a diary from 1835 until his death in 1851. Published a hundred years...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Southern biography series.
Main Author: Buckner, Timothy R., 1974- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2023]
Series:Southern biography series.
Subjects:
Natchez (Miss.) > Social life and customs.
Johnson, William, > 1809-1851 > Diaries.
African American barbers > Mississippi > Natchez > Diaries.
Masculinity > Mississippi > Natchez > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Mississippi > Natchez > History > 19th century.
Coiffeurs noirs américains > Mississippi > Natchez > Journaux intimes.
Masculinité > Mississippi > Natchez > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Noirs américains > Mississippi > Natchez > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Johnson, William, > 1809-1851.
African Americans.
Diaries.
Manners and customs.
Masculinity.
Mississippi > Natchez.
1800-1899
History.
Genre:
Diaries.
History.
Physical Description:xii, 245 pages ; 24 cm.
Format: Book

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