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- Title
Pageantry & Politics: Miss Howard University from Civil Rights to Black Power.
- Authors
Thomas, Jennifer C.
- Abstract
Few realize that, historically, the women elected to serve as "Queens" of Howard University, were often reflections of political, social, and cultural issues of the time. This parade of beauty, intellect, and charm, was an unofficial barometer of where the University as well as the country stood on matters that pertained to cultural politics, institutional identity, and evolving definitions and standards of beauty. This article, written by a former Miss Howard, examines the embedded traditions, historical significance and controversies of this iconic position from the Civil Rights Era through the Black Power Movement, to argue that an in-depth analysis of the Queen's role over these tumultuous years reveals a little-known, yet important narrative in the trajectory of Howard University.
- Subjects
UNITED States; BEAUTY pageant contestants; HOWARD University; AFRICAN American civil rights in the 20th century; BLACK power movement; UNITED States politics &; government; COLLEGE student newspapers &; periodicals; BEAUTY contests; HISTORY; TWENTIETH century
- Publication
Journal of Negro Education, 2018, Vol 87, Issue 1, p22
- ISSN
0022-2984
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7709/jnegroeducation.87.1.0022