Throughout this analysis, one will be able to see the standpoints, actions and events that both white and colored women take to achieve their common goal. At the beginning of the book, we are introduced to the 1917-1921 North Carolina governor, Thomas Walter Bickett. Bickett stated his famous words in relation to the place that beauty had in the civil rights movement multiple times. He said, “Be beautiful. You must be…” While his words were very traditional, they sparked something inside of society, specifically white southern women. This new idea of beauty was intriguing and many thought it to be an important role of a solid reconstruction. But, the issue was in the economy— It did not support this idea of spending money on cosmetic products when
Throughout this analysis, one will be able to see the standpoints, actions and events that both white and colored women take to achieve their common goal. At the beginning of the book, we are introduced to the 1917-1921 North Carolina governor, Thomas Walter Bickett. Bickett stated his famous words in relation to the place that beauty had in the civil rights movement multiple times. He said, “Be beautiful. You must be…” While his words were very traditional, they sparked something inside of society, specifically white southern women. This new idea of beauty was intriguing and many thought it to be an important role of a solid reconstruction. But, the issue was in the economy— It did not support this idea of spending money on cosmetic products when