How did African-American men wear their hair in the 1960's?

In the first half of the 1960’s, many African-American men still wore their hair in what was called a “conk”. Basically, this was a look leftover from the 1940’s. A conk was created by first applying a lye relaxer solution, typically of the brand Kongolene. read more

Au natural: While most of the women in the photos wore their hair tightly curled and strictly styled (right), a few wore their locks more naturally (left) The man of the moment: Mr. Harris himself, pictured, was a stylish man who also snapped famous figures like John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. read more