Lacy's Beauty Shop

Lacy’s Beauty Shop was listed in the Green Book under “Beauty Parlors” from 1947 - 1955. No address was given for the business.¹  

Lacy’s Beauty Shop was not listed with an address in the Green Book but was located in Bladenboro. The business has not been located in newspapers or other historical records. The only African American woman with a name similar to Lacy in the 1950 Census for Bladenboro was Leacy Lion; she was enumerated as a homemaker.²

A few African American beauty shop operators were found in the 1950 census. They were: Edna Ruffin, who owned a beauty parlor; Marie Georgie, who worked as a beauty operator; and Francis Singletery, who worked as a beauty operator.³

Essay by Brandie K. Ragghianti, 2022

Notes

1. Victor Green, 1947 Green Book, 64; Green, 1948 Green Book, 61; Green 1949 Green Book, 55; Green, 1950 Green Book, 61; Green, 1951 Green Book, 52; Green, 1952 Green Book, 52; Green, 1953 Green Book, 52; Green, 1954 Green Book, 52; Green, 1955 Green Book, 52.
2. 1950 United States Federal Census, Bladenboro, Bladen County, North Carolina, digital image s.v. “Leacy Lion,” accessed from www.ancestry.com.
3. 1950 United States Federal Census, Bladenboro, Bladen County, North Carolina, digital image s.v. “Edna Ruffin,” accessed from www.ancestry.com; 1950 United States Federal Census, Bladenboro, Bladen County, North Carolina, digital image s.v. “Marie Georgie,” accessed from www.ancestry.com; 1950 United States Federal Census, Bladenboro, Bladen County, North Carolina, digital image s.v. “Francis Singletery,” accessed from www.ancestry.com.