Bold in the 1860s
Bold & Beautiful. Poet Frances Harper wore cornrows
while on the lecture circuit with the American Anti-Slavery
Society in 1867. She did not bow down to the white
standard of beauty trying to straighten her hair.
Posted by Karen Halliburton at 6/20/2012 12:27 PM 
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Categories: natural hair, Beautiful natural hair, hair braiding, Black woman, hair, Head wraps, Kinky Hair, The Kink, kinky hair, black hair, Black Hair...Kinky...Nappy, braids
Tags: frances harper poet American Anti-Slavery Society white standard of beauty cornrows
That was then & this is now!
I am sure that if in the 1860's black woman had a better hair option they would have jumped on it!
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I totally agree. Our hair has been an evolutionary process both mentally & physically.
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