Abstract
6 6 1 couldn't have taught this class 10 years ago, History Professor Kennell Jackson declared to an overflowing classroom on the first day of the 1992 Spring quarter at Stanford University, But people don' t look at me like I'm crazy anymore-what history does broadened considerably. And Professor Jackson was not exaggerating. Hair as Culture and History, his new upper-level history seminar, addressed the subject of black hair as it has interacted with the black presence in this country and played a role in the evolution of black society. Turning from the chalkboard, Professor Jackson asked whether anyone had experienced A Black Hair Event recently. One student piped up from the back of the room: '~luliette Lewis's cornrow hair at the Oscars. That's a good one, Professor Jackson agreed, producing a picture of the actress from USA Today. Any others? No? Well, look for next week. ''1 If not for Professor Jackson's earnestness, one might have mistaken the class for a parody of multiculturalism. The syllabus outlined the curriculum for the quarter:
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