“With a flick of the wrist, 19th century black barbers could have slit the throats of the white men they shaved…. “While no record exists of a black barber behaving like Sweeney Todd, stories circulated that reminded white customers of the threat. In one such account, from New Bern, North Carolina, physician Hugh JonesĀ entered […]
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In barber’s chair, whites weren’t in driver’s seat
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged black barbers, douglas w bristol jr, knights of the razor, new bern nc on November 30, 2012 | 1 Comment »
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