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Roots That Go Beyond Big Hair and a Bad Hair Day: Nappy Hair Pieces

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Lester, N.A. Roots That Go Beyond Big Hair and a Bad Hair Day: Nappy Hair Pieces. Children's Literature in Education 30, 171–183 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022481118075

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