"Benjamin Losford and His Handy Dandy Clippers"
Author Sonya Hollins
Author and self-publisher Sonya Hollins co-wrote with her husband Sean (and illustrated by Kenjji), a children’s book about an African American barber, “Benjamin Losford and His Handy Dandy Clippers.” As the story goes, Benjamin Losford used the skills he learned from his father to make his own way in life after being rescued from a Kentucky slave plantation by his fugitive-slave father. What he learned as a barber allowed him to have a skill that would span three history-making generations of barbers. Local barbers gave free haircuts while Sonya read from her book and talked about the story behind it.
Recorded 02/09/2016
Presented February 9, 2016, at the Douglass Community Center.
Categories: Authors @ KPL
Tags: author; black history; children; culture; education