The Tangled History of Cornrows
The hairstyle once helped African slaves escape to freedom
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5 min readMay 31, 2021
A White friend recently got back from her hairstylist with neat lines of cornrows in her blonde hair. Tiny colorful beads at the end of each braid clicked together as she flipped her locks over her shoulder.
“I don’t even have to wash my hair now,” she exclaimed.