Confederate Hair Tonic. By Ta-Nehisi Coates. November 9, 2010. Share. Save. ... Charles H. Wesley, a distinguished black historian who lived from 1891 to 1987, ...

Black tea 2 ozs.: water 1 gallon; bay rum 1 quart; glycerin 3 ozs.; ... This article was originally published with the title “ Hair Tonic ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 8 No. 38 (June ...