When Black Women Were Required By Law to Cover Their Hair
When Black Women Were Required By Law to Cover Their Hair
Apr 10, 2018
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✨Did you know Louisiana once forced Black women to cover their hair?✨ The Tignon Law (1791) was meant to suppress the beauty and status of free Black women by requiring headwraps. But we turned resistance into style & power. A law meant to shame us only spotlighted our grace, fashion, and pride. 👑 Our hair has always been political—and powerful.💫 #TignonLaw #BlackHistory #BlackGirlMagic #BlackFeminineEnergy #NaturalHairJourney #ProtectBlackWomen #CrownAct #SoftBlackGirlEra #HairIsHeritage #Bla
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In Louisiana in the late 1700s (during slavery), there was a law called the Tignon Law (1786). \t•\tBlack women—both enslaved and free—were forced to cover their hair with head wraps. \t•\tThe reason: white women felt threatened and jealous because Black women’s natural hair and style were seen as beautiful and attractive, and white men noticed. \t•\tThe law was meant to control Black women, mark them as “lower class,” and strip them of beauty and visibility. What they didn’t expect: Black women
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