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In 1984, Vanessa Williams broke the race barrier to become Miss America, but she was not the first Black woman to wear a pageant crown.

Black beauty pageants created a distinctive and celebrated cultural tradition during some of the mo

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Author:	Kimberly Brown Pellum Phd
Foreword by:	Ericka Dunlap Miss America 2004
ISBN 10:	1467144827
Pages:	144
Publisher:	History Press
Publication Date:	February 3, 2020
Binding:	Paperback
Weight:	0.60lbs

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